Tooth was found in a box at the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University . The tooth is about one inch long and has been dated to between 650,000 years ago and 300,000 years ago. It belonged to an ancient human ancestor some 500,000 years ago . Peking Man is the name of the species , not an individual . Wear and tear indicates person gnawed on bones and crunched hard nuts . Canine tooth belonged to a woman who was quite old when she died .
Tooth was found in a box at the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University . Fossil was found in the 1920s but has been lost for decades . It belonged to an ancient human ancestor some 500,000 years ago . Peking Man is the name of the species , not an individual . Wear and tear indicates person gnawed on bones and crunched hard nuts . Canine tooth belonged to a woman who was quite old when she died .