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From biochronological and paleomagnetic analysis. Jia (1985) places the site at 1.8 Ma (James et al 1989).Rixiang Zhu Zhisheng An Richard Potts Kenneth A. Hoffman Magnetostratigraphic dating of early humans in China Earth-Science Reviews Volume 61 Issues 3–4 June 2003 Pages 341-359
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 Possible evidence of hominid stone modification.;Mandible Cranium; burial;
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Steven R. James R. W. Dennell Allan S. Gilbert Henry T. Lewis J. A. J. Gowlett Thomas F. Lynch W. C. McGrew Charles R. Peters Geoffrey G. Pope Ann B. Stahl and Steven R. James. "Hominid Use of Fire in the Lower and Middle Pleistocene: A Review of the Evidence." Current Anthropology Vol. 30 No. 1 (Feb. 1989) pp. 1-26