Prehistory and Protohistory in India and Pakistan c6.s15.2

c6.s15.2

Who was this Sohan Man racially? In the absence of skeletal remains, no positive answer can be given. But if his tools signify anything, then looking to their similarity with those from Burma, Java and China, it may be surmised that he belonged to the Sinanthropus or Pithecanthropus group. If so, he might have known fire, for the Pekin man knew fire. Probably he also died young, the mean age being 15-16 years; sex ratio was abnormal: 10 males to 8 females.¹⁴⁵