In which Asian country was "Peking Man" discovered?
India
China
Japan
Mongolia
Answer
**China**, the answer to the question, gained prominence in paleoanthropology due to the discovery of "Peking Man," also known as Homo erectus pekinensis. Unearthed at the Zhoukoudian Caves near Beijing in the 1920s, these hominin fossils provided crucial insights into human evolution and the presence of early hominins in Asia.
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