Early to Late Pleistocene human settlements and the evolution of lithic technology in the Nihewan Basin, North China: A macroscopic perspective

Liu, Y.; Hu, Yanan; Qi, Wei

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2012.01.015

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“…Keates, ; Kuzmin, ; Nian et al ., ), whereas Xibaimaying might be inhabited by a local group who maintained their small‐tool tradition (Jia et al ., ). If so, then the prehistory of the Nihewan Basin might be much more complex than currently thought (Liu et al ., ).…”

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“…The age range of ∼15–18 ka for Xibaimaying is based on uranium‐series dating of bovid teeth (Xie and Yu, ). These ages, together with those for Zhiyu and Youfang, have led to the suggestion that the small‐tool and microblade industries coexisted in the Nihewan Basin (Xie et al ., ; Liu et al ., ; Jia et al ., ) from at least ∼30 ka ago until as recently as ∼15 ka ago.…”

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“…1989). These ages, together with those for Zhiyu and Youfang, have led to the suggestion that the small-tool and microblade industries coexisted in the Nihewan Basin (Xie et al, 2006;Liu et al, 2013;Jia et al, 2015) from at least $30 ka ago until as recently as $15 ka ago.…”

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“…Although the small-tool industry appears to have developed gradually in the Nihewan Basin over the last 2 million years, some 'advanced' or 'developed' traits have been reported at several sites, including Donggutuo, Xujiayao, Banjingzi and Zhiyu (Liu et al, 2013;Liu, 2014). One of the most important discoveries associated with small-tool lithic assemblages is the prepared, wedge-shaped core found at Donggutuo (the so-called 'Donggutuo Core': Hou et al, 1999;Hou, 2003Hou, , 2008.…”

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“…During the Upper Palaeolithic, lithic technologies in the Nihewan Basin became more complex. It has been argued that the microblade culture and the small-tool culture 'developed simultaneously, but without mutual influence' (Liu et al, 2013). Animal bone fragments from the Zhiyu site have been radiocarbon dated to 28 945 AE 1370 14 C a BP (Institute of Archaeology of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 1991) and 33 155 AE 645 14 C a BP (Yuan, 1993), which correspond to calendar-year ages (95% confidence intervals) of 30.…”

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New ages for the Upper Palaeolithic site of Xibaimaying in the Nihewan Basin, northern China: implications for small-tool and microblade industries in north-east Asia during Marine Isotope Stages 2 and 3

Guo

Zhang

et al. 2017

J. Quaternary Sci.

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It has been suggested that the ‘small‐tool’ and microblade Upper Palaeolithic industries coexisted in the Nihewan Basin of northern China for about 8–14 000 years during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 2. This inference was based on uranium‐series ages of around 15 and 18 ka for bovid teeth recovered from the ‘latest’ small‐tool site of Xibaimaying – the youngest occurrence of such tools in the region – and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of the earliest typical microblade site (Youfang: ∼26–29 ka). In this study, we re‐dated the Xibaimaying site using single‐grain OSL methods and the resulting ages indicate that the cultural layer was deposited 46 ± 3 ka ago, during MIS 3 – more than 20 millennia earlier than previously thought and older also than the so‐called earliest ‘primitive’ and typical microblade tools found at Zhiyu (∼31–39 ka cal BP) and Youfang. These new ages for human occupation of Xibaimaying remove support for the parallel development of the small‐tool and microblade industries in the Nihewan Basin during the Upper Palaeolithic, but reliable age estimates from additional sites are needed to confidently infer the nature of the chronological relationship between these two Upper Palaeolithic industries and the associated toolmakers.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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New ages for the Upper Palaeolithic site of Xibaimaying in the Nihewan Basin, northern China: implications for small-tool and microblade industries in north-east Asia during Marine Isotope Stages 2 and 3

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Zhang

et al. 2017

J. Quaternary Sci.

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Site formation processes at Cenjiawan (Nihewan Basin, North China): a case study on the structure of the Early Pleistocene archaeological record in lakeshore environments

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Pei

Xie

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J Quaternary Science

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Lakeshore environments offer an excellent opportunity to explore how early humans adapted to changing landscapes and environments. The Nihewan fluviolacustrine sequence in North China contains one of the densest concentration of Early Pleistocene Palaeolithic sites out of Africa. Among these, the Cenjiawan site, dated at 1.1 Ma, draws attention due to the large number of stone tool refits. We present here Cenjiawan´s sedimentary context, artefact spatial patterns, size distribution and taphonomic features, which are complemented by an experimental programme to better understand archaeological debitage size patterns, thus enabling a detailed analysis of formation processes at the site. The Cenjiawan assemblage is also interpreted in the light of its geographic and geological context, where a synsedimentary fault induced a minor topographic relief across the lacustrine lakeshore. This resulted in a shallow water setting in the down-thrown hanging wall of the fault compartment, and a fluvial environment in the uplifted footwall. Our results indicate that Cenjiawan, situated in the hanging wall of the fault, underwent minimal disturbance, constituting a remarkable example of optimal preservation of archaeological assemblages in Early Pleistocene lakeshore environments.

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The Early Human Occupation of East and Southeast Asia

Rabett

2017

Handbook of East and Southeast Asian Archaeology

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Early to Late Pleistocene human settlements and the evolution of lithic technology in the Nihewan Basin, North China: A macroscopic perspective

Cited by 22 publications

References 28 publications

New ages for the Upper Palaeolithic site of Xibaimaying in the Nihewan Basin, northern China: implications for small-tool and microblade industries in north-east Asia during Marine Isotope Stages 2 and 3

New ages for the Upper Palaeolithic site of Xibaimaying in the Nihewan Basin, northern China: implications for small-tool and microblade industries in north-east Asia during Marine Isotope Stages 2 and 3

Site formation processes at Cenjiawan (Nihewan Basin, North China): a case study on the structure of the Early Pleistocene archaeological record in lakeshore environments

The Early Human Occupation of East and Southeast Asia

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