"An almost complete human skull fossil that could date back 100,000 years has been unearthed in China with state media hailing it as the greatest discovery since Peking Man," Reuters reported this week.

The fossil, discovered in Henan Province, could be as much as 100,000 years old. A fossil dubbed "Peking Man," discovered near Beijing in the 1920s, was 250,000 to 400,000 years old.

Peking Man vanished in 1941, while en route to the United States for safekeeping after Japan invaded China during the Second World War.

By Jennifer Brea, About.com Guide to World News