#1 - Origins 1: The Mythical Origins Of The Middle Kingdom
The History of China
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The Origins of Humanity in China
Before paleoarchaeology began unearthing humans and proto-humans in places like Ethiopia, Asia was widely considered the origin point of Homo sapiens. At some point roughly 10 or 15,000 years ago, the regions surrounding the body of water that would come to be known as the Huanghe came to be settled by any number of small tribes. There is evidence of a deep and sophisticated culture having formed quite early on at Nanjangtou. The Yellow River is at the very heart of China, both geographically as it cuts through the center of Chinese heartland, and culturally as well.
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