On 3 February 1928, paleoanthropologist Davidson Black etched his name into the annals of scientific history by reporting his groundbreaking findings in the journal Nature.
Based on fossilised remains unearthed at Zhoukoudian, China, he proposed the existence of a previously unknown hominin species, which he named Sinanthropus pekinensis—later reclassified as Homo erectus.
Black's declaration marked a pivotal moment in the study of human evolution, providing compelling evidence of an early ancestor that once roamed East Asia, bridging the gap between primates and modern humans.
