Zhoukoudian Locality 15,    China Go to Data Dashboard
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upper age limit boundary
approx. average age
lower age limit boundary
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Henry
rate entry
0.69
0.85
ALM
Shen G. Gao X. Gao B. & Granger D. E. (2009). Age of Zhoukoudian Homo erectus determined with ALM burial dating. Nature 458(7235) 198-200.
 erectus;
Homo erectus
mode1 mode1 highly questionable fire
Zhoukoudian
why
Homo erectus
crania burnt bones (controversial evidence for fire)

Weiner S. Xu Q. Goldberg P. Liu J. & Bar-Yosef O. (1998). Evidence for the use of fire at Zhoukoudian China. Science 281(5374) 251.