Longan County, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shots of excavation site
2. Excavation site entrance
3. Various of archaeologists excavating site
4. Various of labeled section of excavation site
5. Various of poster showing archaeological achievements
6. Various of Xie Guangmao, researcher at Guangxi Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeological Institute, talking with colleagues
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xie Guangmao, researcher, Guangxi Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeological Institute (starting with shot 6):
"By researching this human skull fossil, we can know more about prehistoric humans, like how they migrated and lived in scattered populations."
8. Various of archaeologists sifting through dirt for phytolith of oryza
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xie Guangmao, researcher, Guangxi Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeological Institute (partially overlaid with shot 10):
"According to experts, the phytolith of oryza is a kind wild rice. The discovery of this wild rice is of great value for us to research when prehistoric humans started to use it."
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10. Archaeologists labeling phytolith of oryza
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11. Various of archaeologists excavating site
12. Various of cultural relics
13. Various of archaeologist showing excavated stone products
14. Pictures showing microscopic observation results

Chinese archeologists recently discovered a 16,000-year-old prehistoric human skull fossil in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The skull fossil was found in Huaidong Cave in Longan County after a three-year effort by archeologists from the Guangxi Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeological Institute.

The excavated area is divided into four sections and occupies an area around 50 square meters, over half of the total area of the cave.

Archeologists found a tomb where they unearthed human remains, including a complete skull that dates to about 16,000 years ago.

"By researching this human skull fossil, we can know more about prehistoric humans, like how they migrated and lived in scattered populations," said Xie Guangmao, a researcher at the Guangxi Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeological Institute.

Archeologists also found phytolith, a fossilized particle of plant tissue, from a type of wild rice called oryza, which also dates back to the same period as the skull.

"According to experts, the phytolith of oryza is a kind wild rice. The discovery of this wild rice is of great value for us to research when prehistoric humans started to use it," said Xie.

In addition, archeologists also found two ruins with signs of fire use, as well as tens of thousands of stone products and some utensils made from mussels, bones, and clay.