The Peking Man fossils vanished in 1941 and are still missing
by Ellsworth Toohey from Boing Boing on (#7719S)
The Peking Man fossils - the Homo erectus skullcaps and bones from Zhoukoudian cave that anchored the theory that humans evolved in Asia - disappeared in December 1941 and haven't been seen since.
With Japanese forces advancing through China, the fossils, representing at least 40 individuals, were packed into two wooden footlockers to be carried by U.S. - Read the rest
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