"Beijingers" discovered the role of stone tools in the process of picking fruits and hunting, and they began to make simple stone tools to cope with the jungle society.
Archaeologists found in the Peking man site that the remains of Peking man who used fire were very concentrated, and the ashes were piled very thick, with the thickest place being 6 meters. In addition, relics and remains such as ashes, charred bones and carbon chips were found. It can be seen that prehistoric "Beijingers" have learned to use fire.
People in Beijing use natural fire. The so-called natural fire is not man-made, but thunder hits dry wood and ignites the fire, or volcanic eruption and forest fire. Watch the fire in turn at night. They used ashes to keep the fire.
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Peking man site is the world's richest site of ancient human bones, fossils and fire remains, and also the world's richest and most complete Homo erectus site. Five relatively complete Peking man skull fossils and some other fossils were found, as well as a large number of stone tools and stone fragments, totaling more than100000.
About 700,000 to 200,000 years ago, it was found in Zhoukoudian, Beijing, and some characteristics of apes were preserved. Using stone tools, it has been able to use natural fire and live in groups. Some scholars believe that bone horns were made at that time. Besides hunting, eating wild fruits, young leaves, root tubers and small animals such as insects, birds, frogs and snakes are also daily food sources.
In the cave where Beijingers lived, there was a thick layer of ashes, the thickest of which was 6 meters. There are burnt animal bones, tree seeds, stones and charcoal blocks in the ashes. It shows that Beijingers can already use fire and save fire. The study found that Beijingers are usually in groups of dozens. Life span is short, and most people die before 14 years old.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia Beijing ape-man