'Absolute surprise': Homo erectus skulls found in China are almost 1.8 million years old — the oldest evidence of the ancient human relatives in East Asia

The reconstruction of the two original Yunxian <em>Homo erectus</em> fossils, discovered in 1989 and 1990. There is currently no reconstruction of the third Yunxian skull. A new date for Homo erectus skulls found in central China provides new insight into how and when ancient human relatives reached eastern Asia.

A new date for Homo erectus skulls found in central China provides new insight into how and when ancient human relatives reached eastern Asia.