The well-preserved skull of an ancient human has been discovered in Heilongjiang, a province in north-eastern China. Scientists believe it could belong to an unknown species of human ancestor. They have named this species Homo longi, or the “Dragon Man.”
The story behind this discovery is even more interesting. A Chinese man from Harbin city in Heilongjiang discovered the skull of the Dragon Man in 1933. However, this man worked as a laborer for Japanese invaders, working on Dongxiang Bridge in Harbin. His family and friends advised him to hide the skull from his Japanese boss rather than turn it in. Thus, this man buried it in an abandoned well. In those times, many items were hidden in wells, and it was a marvelous method of concealing treasures. The skull remained there for 85 years! Through civil wars, Japanese invasions, and several revolutions, it remained hidden in that well. However, before his death, he told his family about the location of the skull. They found it in 2018 and donated it to the Geoscience Museum of Hebei GEO University.