Definition
山顶洞人 refers to the Upper Cave Man, a group of early modern humans whose remains were discovered in the 1930s at Zhoukoudian near Beijing. The term is used in archaeology and history contexts, and it can also be used figuratively to describe someone as extremely old-fashioned or primitive.
n.
(archaeology) Upper Cave Man
Examples
- 山顶洞人。shān dǐng dòng rén de fāxiàn duì yánjiū rénlèi jìnhuà fēicháng zhòngyào.The discovery of Upper Cave Man is very important for the study of human evolution.
- ，山顶洞人。Tā lián shǒujī dōu bú huì yòng, jiǎnzhí xiàng ge shān dǐng dòng rén.He doesn't even know how to use a mobile phone — he's practically a caveman.
- 山顶洞人。Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchū le shān dǐng dòng rén de fùyuán móxíng.The museum exhibited a reconstruction model of Upper Cave Man.
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