An archeological view for the presence of early humans in China

Based on several of the earliest sites (Yuanmou, Renzidong, Longgudong, and Longgupo) in southern China, this article is a general review of some recent discoveries of archaeological evidence. The dominating similarity in mammalian faunas indicates a strong affinity of the environment among the sites. The influence of environmental change including geology and climate has been also considered here.Around 2 Ma in China, the emergence of a group of early hominid sites yielding human fossils, stone artifacts or both indicates that Asia is not a desolate land for early human evolution. The understanding of early human evolution in this region is needed to be better known. In addition to East Africa, Asia is another potential place for exploring early hominid sites. Without further validation, the long dominant theory of “Out of Africa” may be only taken as a tentative hypothesis, especially under the new conditions involving more evidence from other regions. Some wider possibilities are existent beyond East Africa.