Question

Short/Long answer type questions
Write a short note on Peking man.

Answer 1

Peking Man, Homo erectus pekinensis, is an example of Homo erectus. They showed the following characteristics:-

1. They stood upright to a height of 150cms.

2. They had receding forehead with prominent brow ridges

3. The jaws were prognathous without a distinct chin.

4. The cranial capacity was 900cc.

They were hunters and food gatherers, used stone tools for hunting, lived in caves, learned the use of fire for cooking and used animal skin for clothing themselves and probably used sign language.