国内英语资讯:China archeological team joins Kenya excavation
<p><span word="ZHENGZHOU">ZHENGZHOU</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 1-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="archaeologists">archaeologists</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="expedition">expedition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="excavate">excavate</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rift">Rift</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, 300 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>, <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> 200 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016.</p><p><span word="East">East</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="universally">universally</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cradle">cradle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="composed">composed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="archaeology">archaeology</span>, <span word="Shandong">Shandong</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vertebrate">vertebrate</span> <span word="paleontology">paleontology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paleoanthropology">paleoanthropology</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="May">May</span>, 40 <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paleolithic">Paleolithic</span> <span word="Sangoan">Sangoan</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span> (200,000-300,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>) <span word="were">were</span> <span word="collected">collected</span>.</p><p><span word="Establishing">Establishing</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sangoan">Sangoan</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="relation">relation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objectives">objectives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excavation">excavation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Zhanyang">Zhanyang</span>, <span word="team">team</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="institute">institute</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> 100,000-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="cranial">cranial</span> <span word="fossils">fossils</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007 <span word="and">and</span> 2017 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Xuchang">Xuchang</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="paleoanthropological">paleoanthropological</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="paleoanthropologist">paleoanthropologist</span> <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span> <span word="Hambrose">Hambrose</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="archeological">archeological</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span>.</p>
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