Yunyang District
| Yunyang 郧阳区 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
  Yunyang Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′05″N 110°48′43″E / 32.8348°N 110.8120°ECoordinates: 32°50′05″N 110°48′43″E / 32.8348°N 110.8120°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Shiyan |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Yunyang District (simplified Chinese: 郧阳区; traditional Chinese: 鄖陽區; pinyin: Yúnyáng Qū), formerly Yun County or Yunxian (simplified Chinese: 郧县; traditional Chinese: 鄖縣; pinyin: Yún Xiàn),[1] is a district of Shiyan City in northwestern Hubei province, China. It borders the provinces of Henan (to the northeast) and Shaanxi (to the north and west).
In 1992 crania of a species of Homo were found, dated to 900,000 years ago, and showing features of both Homo erectus and Homo sapiens.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 現代漢語詞典(第七版 [Contemporary Chinese Dictionary] (7th ed.). The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 1622. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8.
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- ↑ Kate Douglas (May 5, 2018). "Our Asian Origins". New Scientist.
- ↑ Li, T (Jun 4, 1992). "New Middle Pleistocene hominid crania from Yunxian in China". Nature. doi:10.1038/357404a0.
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