Chinese Scientists Claim Discovery of 300,000-Year-Old Human Fossils  

Chinese scientists have reportedly discovered 300,000-year-old human fossils, believed to belong to an early human species that eventually evolved into Homo sapiens. Modern humans inherited the traits and developments achieved by Homo sapiens over time. Alongside the human fossils, the researchers unearthed animal bones and stone tools at the Hualongdong site in Dongzhi County, Anhui Province, eastern China.  

The discovery was presented by Chinese researchers at an academic conference held from Friday to Sunday in Dongzhi. The event was attended by around 100 experts, researchers, and scientists from China and abroad. The Hualongdong site was first discovered in 1988, with excavation beginning in 2013. Since then, nearly 20 human fossils, including a complete skull, over 400 stone tools, various bones believed to be cutting tools, and more than 80 vertebrate animal fossils have been uncovered.  

Between April and November of this year, a team of scientists excavated an additional 40-square-meter area of the site. They uncovered 11 new human fossils, including a well-preserved foot bone, part of a femur, a fractured bone, and fragments of eight skulls.  

Wu Xiujie, a paleontologist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the leader of the excavation team, suggested that the site might once have been home to a large family of over 20 individuals. He theorized that they had a communal dining area where food was processed and a pit-like space, possibly serving as a sleeping area, to protect them from wild animals at night.