when it comes to bones, this has always stuck in my craw... at one time, Peking Man was the oldest known found and then the entire country of China was sealed off forever.
later along comes Leakey, but, China has remained sealed off and who is to say there aren't undiscovered surprises left unfound for not being allowed to search for them.
at one time, Peking Man was the oldest known found and then the entire country of China was sealed off forever.
later along comes Leakey, but, China has remained sealed off and who is to say there aren't undiscovered surprises left unfound for not being allowed to search for them.
Where did you acquire this impression? It is not accurate.
Granted that excavations at the original "Peking Man" site (Zhoukoudian cave, locality 1) have been fitful over the last 70-odd years (since the original research ended with the Japanese invasion in '37) and not so extensive as the original research, but it's hardly been "sealed off". Significant finds occurred in the 60's, and there was still some work done there during the 80's, I believe, and there has always been active research underway at one of another of the Zhoukoudian caves. (I believe there are around a dozen all together.)