The Economic Times

In 1929, a young archaeologist in China uncovered skullcap, 'Peking Man' inside a cold cave and changed human history forever

A 1929 discovery in China changed human evolution studies. Pei Wenzhong found the Peking Man skullcap. This fossil proved early humans lived in East Asia much earlier than thought. It became a key piece of evidence for Homo erectus. Zhoukoudian is now a major prehistoric site. The find continues to influence understanding of our ancestors.