The ancestors of human beings are still a mystery. How did apes evolve into modern humans?

Another breakthrough in the evolution and development of late apes was the use of fire, which was first discovered in the caves where Peking man lived in Zhoukoudian. With fire, people can not only keep out the cold, but also cook, defend themselves and hunt.

Therefore, after the formation of the late ape-man, not only the distribution area of human beings expanded to Asia, Africa and Europe, but also the lifestyle of human beings changed greatly, and the sources of food became more diverse. But both "Javanese ape-man" and "Peking ape-man" still have the characteristics of apes, and they are not completely out of the category of animals. The preservation of cannibalism is an important manifestation.

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The main characteristics of early apes are: walking upright, making rough stone tools, and having a small brain, the largest of which can reach 800 cubic centimeters, which is smaller than that of late apes.

Judging from the materials found, the early apes may be hunters. They mainly rely on the collective strength to live. They will cooperate to catch bigger animals such as deer and sheep to eat.

Late ape-man for the life of late ape-man, from 192 1, many ancient human fossils were found on a mountain called Longgushan in Zhoukoudian near Beijing. Especially1February 2, 929, 1929, the first skull was excavated, which is very similar to a human skull. After research, it is known that this is the skull of an ape-man. This kind of ape-man is named Chinese ape-man or Peking ape-man. Taxonomically called Homo erectus.

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