Sinanthropus is the representative of the world of people?

Many of us are interested in the ancient history of our planet. We know that, according to the scientific point of view, modern people have numerous ancestors from the animal world. We also know that Sinanthropus is the representative of such an ancient person. Let's talk about this in more detail.

Definition of a phenomenon

Sinanthropus is called a subspecies of ancient people who lived about 600-400 thousand years ago on our land during its severe glaciation.

Sinanthropus is called "homo erectus" (people bipedal) or even "Peking people", since the first fossil synanthropus was discovered in China, not far from the current capital of this state.

On external parameters this person looked like this: growth corresponded to the growth of modern Chinese, the right arm was developed better left, the brain volume - about 1000 centimeters cubic.

What could such a person be capable of?

Certainly, Sinanthropus is the representative of the most ancient people. This is confirmed by modern scientific research in the field of ancient anatomy and physiology, and archaeological excavations.

Thus, in the dwellings of these people, ash remains were found, which indicates that the Sinanthropus could use fire, animal remains, teeth, and simple tools in their daily lives.

There is an assumption that this kind of people could hunt animals, eat meat of their relatives. However, this version was born in the Western world, Chinese scholars deny it, they interpret archaeological finds on the Sinanthropus habitats in their own way.

Thus, Chinese scientists believe that the fact that in the caves of these ancient people were found parts of human skulls (mainly the upper part of the skull), indicates the ancient religious ritual of burial of the remains of the deceased. This type of burial, by the way, was preserved in some peoples who are at the pre-civilization stage of development. In this ritual the already decayed bones of the relatives return to the general ritual bonfire and are there as a symbol of the unity of the whole tribe.

History of the detection of Sinanthropus bones

The fact that Sinanthropus is the representative of the most ancient man, became a scientific fact relatively recently: only at the beginning of the last century. It was then, in 1927, in China, large archaeological excavations were conducted, in which both Chinese scientists and Western researchers participated.

Then the remnants of the skeleton and the pieces of skulls of this ancient man were discovered. In total, about 20 fragments of skeletons were found.

However, as a result of the tragic events of the middle of the last century due to the world war, all these findings were lost.

The representative of whom is Sinanthropus: modern versions

In modern China, attempts have repeatedly been made to produce archeological studies in the field of finds a hundred years ago.

Some parts of skulls and skeletons were found in the town of Zhoukoudian. Therefore, in the modern world of this ancient man, it is customary to call this name "Zhoukoudian". This is confirmed by the fact that Sinanthropus is the representative of the most ancient branch of people.

However, in modern scientific knowledge there is no common opinion on this ancient fossil species of the anthropoid.

Some scientists believe that it was the evolution of the Sinanthropes that contributed to the formation of the Mongoloid race, so these people are the ancestors of modern Chinese. But other researchers believe that this branch of the anthropoid has become a dead end, and in the process of evolution completely ceased to exist.

Who of them is right today, it is very difficult to say, since in the most ancient history of our planet there are still too many blank spots.

Therefore, the question of whether Sinanthropus is representative of the ancient ancestors of modern people or not, can not be given an unambiguous answer. Perhaps, in this matter, everyone is free to look for the answers that seem most acceptable to him.

However, numerous archaeological excavations testify to the fact that such a subspecies existed, which it is difficult to argue with.

Apparently, it is the next generation of scientists who will have to solve this complex puzzle, which the universal history has prepared for us. Let's hope that they will succeed.