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Peking man is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PEKING MAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Peking man

Peking Man

Peking Man, Homo erectus pekinensis, is an example of Homo erectus. A group of fossil specimens was discovered in 1923–27 during excavations at Zhoukoudian near Beijing, China. More recently, the finds have been dated from roughly 750,000 years ago, and a new 26Al/10Be dating suggests they are in the range of 680,000–780,000 years old. Between 1929 and 1937, 15 partial crania, 11 mandibles, many teeth, some skeletal bones and large numbers of stone tools were discovered in the Lower Cave at Locality 1 of the Peking Man site at Zhoukoudian, near Beijing, in China. Their age is estimated to be between 500,000 and 300,000 years old. The most complete fossils, all of which were calvariae, are: ▪ Skull II, discovered at Locus D in 1929 but only recognized in 1930, is an adult or adolescent with a brain size of 1030 cc. Skull II.jpg ▪ Skull III, discovered at Locus E in 1929 is an adolescent or juvenile with a brain size of 915 cc. Skull III.jpg ▪ Skulls X, XI and XII were discovered at Locus L in 1936.

Definition of Peking man in the English dictionary

The definition of Peking man in the dictionary is an early type of man, Homo erectus, remains of which, of the Lower Palaeolithic age, were found in a cave near Peking, China, in 1927.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEKING MAN

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Pekinese
Peking
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Pekingese
Pekinologist
pekoe
pela
pelage
pelagial
pelagian
Pelagian Islands
Pelagianism

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEKING MAN

angry young man
as one man
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Heidelberg man
he´s your man
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Synonyms and antonyms of Peking man in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Peking man» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEKING MAN

Find out the translation of Peking man to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

北京人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hombre de Pekín
570 millions of speakers

English

Peking man
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेकिंग आदमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رجل بكين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Пекинский человек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homem de Pequim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেকিং ম্যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´homme de Pékin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelaki Peking
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Peking-Menschen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

北京原人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

북경 남자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peking man
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người Bắc Kinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேக்கிங் மனிதன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेकिंग मॅन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pekin adamı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pechino uomo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Peking człowiek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Пекінський людина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Peking om
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Peking άνθρωπος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Peking Man
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Peking mannen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Peking mann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Peking man

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEKING MAN»

The term «Peking man» is normally little used and occupies the 112.760 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Peking man

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEKING MAN»

Discover the use of Peking man in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Peking man and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The People's Peking Man: Popular Science and Human Identity ...
In a new state with twin goals of crushing “superstition” and establishing a socialist society, the story of human evolution was the first lesson in Marxist philosophy offered to the masses.
Sigrid Schmalzer, 2009
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The Story of Peking Man
Dragon Bones Into the Teeth of the Dragon Peking Man Missing in Action The Supporting Act Whatever Happened to Homo erectus? References and acknowledgments Index
Penny Van Oosterzee, 2001
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The Search for Peking Man
An account of the search for the onehalf-million-year-old fossil remains of Peking Man, which were discovered in China in 1926 and lost in 1941 when the Japanese invaded China.
Christopher George Janus, William Brashler, 1975
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The Peking Man Is Missing
Claire Taschdjian's speculation as to what might have become of the priceless fossils could represent just another theory, but for one intriguing fact: Claire Taschdjian was one of the last people in the world known to have seen Peking Man. ...
Claire Taschdjian, 2008
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The story of Peking man: from archaeology to mystery
Now, in The Story of Peking Man, one of China's foremost archaeologists, Jia Lanpo, offers a profusely illustrated history of Zhoukoudian, tracing its earliest discoveries and greatest moments, recounting the tragic events of World War II ...
Lanpo Jia, Weiwen Huang, 1990
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The Ancient Chinese World
A few decades before Peking Man's remains were found, anthropologists had uncovered the bones of another hominid on Java, a large island southeast of China. They originally classified the species as a large ape, Pithecanthropus erectus, ...
Terry Kleeman, Tracy Barrett, 2005
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The Jesuit and the Skull
His struggle is at the heart of The Jesuit and the Skull, which takes readers across continents and cultures in a fascinating exploration of one of the twentieth century?s most important discoveries, and one of the world?s most provocative ...
Amir Aczel, 2008
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Amy Tan
The question, however, is whether he functions as a bombshell in The Bonesetter's Daughter. Far from 'dissolving' Eurocentrism and Orientalism, Peking Man may actually 're-valorize' these essentialist ideologies, especially in view of the fact ...
Bella Adams, 2005
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Competition Science Vision
Earliest evidences of social life are attributed to— (A) Cro-Magnon man (B) Neanderthal man (C) Java ape man (D) Peking man 14. Which of the following is the large sized fossil ape ? (A) Dryopithecus (B) Propliopithecus (C) Limnopithecus ...
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Dilemmas of Victory: The Early Years of the People's ...
68. Yang Ye, 6. 69. On the usefulness of Peking Man for national identity in contemporary China, see Barry Sautman, "Peking Man and the Politics of Paleoanthropological Nationalism in China," Journal of Asian Studies 60.1 (2001 ): 95-124.
Jeremy Brown, Paul Pickowicz, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEKING MAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Peking man is used in the context of the following news items.
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100000-Year-Old Human Bones with Bite Marks Found
Just a few days ago, Chinese scientists also announced an important finding related to the Peking Man: apparently, this early hominin used fire ... «New Historian, Jul 15»
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100000-year-old Thigh Bones of Child in China Reveal Bite Marks
The Xuchang skulls were hailed as the greatest find since the discovery of the Peking Man fossils in Beijing. Remains from the two species are ... «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»
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Ancient Human Remains Show Evidence of Cannibalism in China
It was hailed by some scientists as the greatest discovery in China since the Peking man and Upper cave man skull fossils were found in ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Use of fire by Peking Man goes back 600000 years, Chinese …
Chinese scientists are saying an early human ancestor, Peking Man, set up fireplaces and cooked food about 600,000 years ago—the earliest ... «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»
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100000 year old human remains found in China 'may show …
The Peking man is believed to have lived between 250 to 500 thousand years ago, but the fossil record of the progression from this ancient ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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'Peking Man' Knows How to Use Fire, New Evidence Suggests
A monument marks the site where the fossilized skeleton of the Peking Man was unearthed in 1929 in Zhoukoudian, a small village about 50 ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
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Asia Briefs: 4 die, thousands flee as floods lash Philippines
BEIJING • New evidence found at an archeological site in Beijing suggests that the Peking Man, an ancestor of modern man, was able to use ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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New Evidence Found For "Peking Man" Using Fire
A press conference of the "Peking Man Site" at Zhou Koudian in Beijing has been held on July 17, 2015. It has announced the major results of ... «CRIENGLISH.com, Jul 15»
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Peking Man: Gained in Translation
It has recently come to my attention that translation can be a lucrative business and that some people, like simultaneous interpreters at the ... «The Beijinger, Jun 15»
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Peking Man tooth reveals details of ancient humans
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Fossils of Peking Man are very rare, as most disappeared during World War II, so it is no surprise that scientists are ... «Xinhua, May 15»

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