máorén

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The máorén is a "hairy man". In 1982, Chinese paleoanthropologist Zhou Guoxing discovered a 2,000 year old lantern with an ornament apparently depicting a "hairy man" (毛人; máorén), which similarly speaks to an ancient tradition surrounding wild men.

When

First attested
482 BCE
Attested period
-482 – 2020
Historical notes
Depicted on a 2,000 year old lantern.

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Source passages

“In 1982, Chinese paleoanthropologist Zhou Guoxing discovered a 2,000 year old lantern with an ornament apparently depicting a "hairy man" (毛人; máorén), which similarly speaks to an ancient tradition surrounding wild men.”

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