In Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province, scientists in China discovered two fossils of front teeth and some rough stone tools, as well as a lot of carbon chips and small charred bones. After expert appraisal, it is proved that they have made tools and know how to use fire. This ancient human is Yuanmou, who lived about 1.7 million years ago and is the earliest known human in China.
Yuanmou ape-man site:
Yuanmou ape-man site is located on the mountainside about 500 meters north of Danawu Village, Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province, 7 kilometers away from the county seat. The protected area is about 768. 15 mu. Yuanmou Man Fossil is one of the earliest human fossils discovered in China, officially referred to as "Yuanmou Homo erectus new subspecies".
In addition to the continuous discovery of Yuanmou man's bone fossils, Yuanmou man's various bone implements and stone tools, as well as Yunnan horse, saber-toothed tiger, saber-toothed elephant and other animal fossils have also been unearthed.
Carbon scraps and blackened objects were also found in Yuanmou man's site, which proved that Yuanmou man could use fire in addition to labor tools, and it was the earliest discovered ancestral site of China people.
1February 23rd, 982, Yuanmou ape-man site was announced by China people and the State Council as the second batch of national key cultural relics protection units.