China, Peking Main Site at Zhoukoudian site plan

Scientific work at the site, which lies 42 km south-west of Beijing, is still underway. So far, it has led to the discovery of the remains of Sinanthropus pekinensis, who lived in the Middle Pleistocene, along with various objects, and remains of Hom

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DC_Title China, Peking Main Site at Zhoukoudian site plan
DC_Subject_Specific Distribuition map of fossil localities at Zhoukodian;Zhoukodian site plan;Remains of Sinanthropus pekinensis and remains of Homo sapiens;China;World Heritage Site
DC_Description Scientific work at the site, which lies 42 km south-west of Beijing, is still underway. So far, it has led to the discovery of the remains of Sinanthropus pekinensis, who lived in the Middle Pleistocene, along with various objects, and remains of Hom
DC_Language eng
DC_Type Image
DC_Format Image;TimeMap Dataset
DC_Publisher UNESCO
DC_Contributor_CorporateName Archaeological Computing Laboratory, University of Sydney
DC_Coverage_X_min 115.9246
DC_Coverage_X_max 115.9417
DC_Coverage_Y_min 39.6767
DC_Coverage_Y_max 39.6881
DC_Coverage_T_Early -250000-01-01T00:00:00
DC_Coverage_T_Late -11000-01-01T00:00:00
DC_Coverage_PeriodName Middle Pleistocene to Cenozoic
DC_Coverage_PlaceName Zhoukodian, China
ECAI_Team Worldwide
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