Sometime between 200,000 and 160,000 years ago, a group of early hominids who lived in what is now northern China were pursuing their next meal. They were skilled, organised hunters, having mastered primitive tools and weapons similar to spears that they used to kill wild horses.
They not only ate the meat, bone marrow and cartilage, but even made clothing from the animal hides to help them survive the harsh winters. The sturdy individuals also had a distinctive physical feature – relatively large heads with low, wide skulls that accommodated sizeable teeth.
