Prehistoric China

species of archaic humans believed to be extinct in a pure form

subspecies of the genus Homo (fossil)

archaic humans from 12,500 BCE in southwest China

subspecies of the genus Homo (fossil)

subspecies of the genus Homo (fossil)

ancient carvings on artifacts in China

Lufengpithecus (from Lufeng County, and Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos), meaning "ape, monkey") is an extinct genus of ape, known from the Late Miocene of East Asia. It is known from thousands of dental remains and a few skulls and probably weighed about . It contains three species: L. lufengensis, L. hudienensis and L. keiyuanensis. Lufengpithecus lufengensis is from the Late Miocene found in China, named after the Lufeng site and dated around 6.2 Ma. Lufengpithecus is either thought to be the sister group to Ponginae, or the sister to the clade containing Ponginae and Homininae.

remains of an extinct ape

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neolithic period in China

the period between the arrival of the first humans in Hong Kong and the start of recorded Chinese history