The Shuidonggou site complex: new excavations and implications for the earliest Late Paleolithic in North China |
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| Authors: | Shuwen Pei Xing Gao Huimin Wang Kathleen Kuman Christopher J. Bae Fuyou Chen Ying Guan Yue Zhang Xiaoling Zhang Fei Peng Xiaoli Li |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratory of Human Evolution, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 142 Xizhimenwai Street, P.O. Box 643, Beijing 100044, China;2. Institute of Archeology of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan 750001, China;3. School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, WITS 2050, South Africa;4. Institute for Human Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, WITS 2050, South Africa;5. Department of Anthropology, University of Hawai''i at Manoa, 2424 Maile Way, 346 Saunders Hall, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA;6. Beijing Museum of Natural History, Beijing 100050, China |
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| Abstract: | The initial Late Paleolithic, said to appear between 40 and 30 kya in eastern Asia, is defined by the appearance of many innovations. These archaeological indicators include the appearance of more refined stone tool making techniques (e.g., include the appearance of blade and microblade technology), complex hearth construction, use of pigments and personal ornamentation, as well as worked faunal implements such as bone and antler tools. We report here new findings from a multidisciplinary research project conducted at the Shuidonggou (Choei-tong-keou) site complex in northern China, a series of localities that date from the initial Late Paleolithic to the Neolithic. |
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| Keywords: | Blades and microblades Modern human behavior Late Paleolithic Shuidonggou North China |
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