The reason why the skull of Peking man is missing.
Personally, I think the whereabouts of Peking man's skull are unknown, and there are the following points:
1 China is not well guarded; 2 foreign countries wait for opportunities to steal; The war caused the destruction of the bone cover.
China should take good care of the bone cover when he meets him!
Everything the teacher corrected was right.
Information for your reference:1929 65438+In February, archaeologists in China discovered the first Peking Man skull fossil at the Peking Man Site on Gulong Mountain in Zhoukoudian Village, Fangshan District, Beijing. Later, they discovered five relatively complete skulls and more than 200 bone fossils, as well as a large number of forged stone tools, animal fossils and ashes. The excavation of fossils in Zhoukoudian is a pioneering work with large scale and long duration. There was no law to follow in China at that time.
Later, some stone tools and fires used by apes were found in Gulong Mountain. Through the study of these archaeological materials, it is proved that Beijingers were homo erectus about 690 thousand years ago. They live a cave life dominated by hunting, can use and make rough stone tools, and also learn to use fire to keep warm and eat cooked food.
As early as the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a spread of "keel" in Zhoukoudian, Beijing. People regard "keel" as a godsend medicine. It is said that grinding it into powder and applying it to the wound can relieve pain and promote healing. Because it is rich in keel, people call a mountain here Gulong Mountain. Recently, after the research of paleontologists, it is considered that the so-called "keel" is only a paleontological bone fossil. This attracted many paleontologists and archaeologists to the Zhoukoudian area for excavation and investigation.
1926, scientists found two teeth belonging to early humans in Zhoukoudian. In June+10 of the same year, when the scientific community in Beijing reported this important discovery, it immediately caused a sensation at home and abroad. Later, scientists decided to name the owners of these two teeth "Beijingers" and later "Beijing Chinese Apes". In this way, the mystery of the so-called "keel" was solved. This is not a godsend skeleton, but a fossil of human ancestors and their contemporaries.
1927, the large-scale excavation of Zhoukoudian Peking man site began. The organizers of this excavation are China Geological Survey and Peking Union Medical College. In the second year, Yang and Pei Wenzhong, two capable young paleontologists in China, participated in the excavation of Zhoukoudian. They are full of energy and bring life to the whole scene. By 1929, the miracle that shocked the world academic circles finally happened: the first complete Peking man skull was found in Zhoukoudian. It was the early winter of this year. During the excavation, the staff suddenly saw a small hole. The gap in the hole was very narrow and only one person could enter and exit. In order to find out the truth, Pei Wenzhong came to the cave and looked at it carefully. He is very happy. It turns out that many animal fossils have been found here by accident. In spite of the cold, he decided to continue digging. By 4 o'clock in the afternoon on February 2, 65438, the sun had set and the sky outside the cave gradually darkened. A cold wind blew in Shan Ye, and it felt colder in the cave, but in the dim candlelight, people were still absorbed in their work. Suddenly, Pei Wenzhong shouted happily, "It's an ape!" Everyone gathered around and found the skull of an ape-man, half of which was exposed to the ground and the other half was buried in hard soil. People are so excited that they can't take their eyes off them. It's getting dark at this time, but everyone's mood is impatient. Pei Wenzhong resolutely decided to continue digging until the first Peking man's skull was completely unearthed. Nobody slept well that night. Early the next morning, Pei Wenzhong sent someone to report the good news to the Beijing Geological Survey. A few days later, on February 6th, 12, Pei Wenzhong personally took a car and escorted this rare treasure into the city with his own two quilts, plates and blankets.
1936, Jia Lanpo discovered three "Peking Man" skull fossils in the Ape Cave. During World War II, five complete and relatively complete skulls unearthed in Zhoukoudian Ape Cave disappeared mysteriously, which shocked the world again.
6 skulls, 12 skull fragments, 15 mandibles, 157 teeth, femoral fracture, fishbone, etc. A total of Peking man fossils were unearthed, belonging to more than 40 men, women and children. Archaeologists have also discovered more than 654.38 million stone tools, ash smoke sites with fire, charred stones and bones. Beijingers created a unique Paleolithic culture, which had a far-reaching impact on the development of Paleolithic culture in northern China.