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Researchers in China have shown an [anchor / ancient] skull to the world for the first time. The skull could [belong / billing] to a completely new species of humans that [loved / lived] in Asia over 146,000 years ago. It could be from a group of [humans / humane] that are the closest relatives to [them / us] . The researchers have nicknamed the person the skull [went / came] from "Dragon Man". It was originally found in the city of Harbin in 1933 but was [kept / wept] hidden. The Japanese army occupied the city at the time. The Chinese worker who found the skull [derided / decided] to keep it safe. He hid it at the bottom of his family's well. It stayed there [for / at] nearly 90 years. The man recently told his family about the skull [before / afore] he died. His family located it and gave it to scientists.

Scientists say Dragon Man could [great / greatly] change our understanding of human evolution. They say it belonged to "a large-brained [mail / male] in his 50s with deep-set eyes and [sick / thick] eyebrow ridges". He looked more like today's humans than any other [exact / extinct] members of the human family tree. The species Dragon Man belonged to is probably closer [of / to] modern-day humans then Neanderthals [be / were] . Researcher Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum in London [inscribed / described] Dragon Man's group. He said: "This population would have [been / being] hunter-gatherers, living off [the / a] land. From the winter temperatures in Harbin today, it looks like they were [coping / coped] with even harsher cold than the Neanderthals."

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