On the morning of December 8th, at the Hualongdong Site Academic Conference, Wu Xiujie, a researcher at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the discoveries and studies concerning the Hualongdong ancient human site.

The Hualongdong humans were the earliest ancient humans in East Asia who exhibited the most characteristics of Homo sapiens.

In 2024, a total of 11 ancient human fossils, including a well-preserved foot metatarsal bone, over 40 stone artifacts, a large number of mammal fossils, and fossils of three reptilian species were unearthed at the Hualongdong Site.