A total of 66 Paleolithic sites(localities)have been discovered in Hubei.Among them,37 are Lower Paleolithic,20 are Middle Paleolithic,and nine are Upper Paleolithic.Several thousands Paleolithic specimens have been p...A total of 66 Paleolithic sites(localities)have been discovered in Hubei.Among them,37 are Lower Paleolithic,20 are Middle Paleolithic,and nine are Upper Paleolithic.Several thousands Paleolithic specimens have been published in recent years.The Lower and Middle Paleolithic sites are predominately distributed on the slopes of Hanshui River and Changjiang River basins.These stone tools are similar to the pebble tradition of southern China.They are made of river pebbles that the cortex.The sites of Upper Paleolithic distributed on the banks of small flowing rivers.The stone tools of this period resembled the flake tradition of northern展开更多
Shizitan in Jixian County, Shanxi Province, is a site of transitional period from Paleolithic to Neolithic. The dating and the sporopollen analysis show that the middle reaches of the Yellow River where the site is lo...Shizitan in Jixian County, Shanxi Province, is a site of transitional period from Paleolithic to Neolithic. The dating and the sporopollen analysis show that the middle reaches of the Yellow River where the site is located had been maintaining a steppe environment during 35.1-9.4 kaBP, in which, 35.1-17 kaBP belonged to the last glacial. With cold and dry climate, this period featured a desert steppe environment. In the late of this period, the area had a cold and half-humid steppe environment. The 17.0-11.9 kaBP belonged to the early- and mid-period of the last deglaciation. Mild and half-arid steppe alternates with mild and half-arid steppe, with a small amount of deciduous broadleaf species. During the period of 11.9-10.5 kaBP, cold and dry glacial climate appeared once more, featuring a desert steppe environment. During 10.5-9.4 kaBP, it is mild and half-arid, and later transited toward warm and half-humid. The early phase of this period featured a steppe environment and the later transited into a展开更多
文摘A total of 66 Paleolithic sites(localities)have been discovered in Hubei.Among them,37 are Lower Paleolithic,20 are Middle Paleolithic,and nine are Upper Paleolithic.Several thousands Paleolithic specimens have been published in recent years.The Lower and Middle Paleolithic sites are predominately distributed on the slopes of Hanshui River and Changjiang River basins.These stone tools are similar to the pebble tradition of southern China.They are made of river pebbles that the cortex.The sites of Upper Paleolithic distributed on the banks of small flowing rivers.The stone tools of this period resembled the flake tradition of northern
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 49771074 and 49831080).
文摘Shizitan in Jixian County, Shanxi Province, is a site of transitional period from Paleolithic to Neolithic. The dating and the sporopollen analysis show that the middle reaches of the Yellow River where the site is located had been maintaining a steppe environment during 35.1-9.4 kaBP, in which, 35.1-17 kaBP belonged to the last glacial. With cold and dry climate, this period featured a desert steppe environment. In the late of this period, the area had a cold and half-humid steppe environment. The 17.0-11.9 kaBP belonged to the early- and mid-period of the last deglaciation. Mild and half-arid steppe alternates with mild and half-arid steppe, with a small amount of deciduous broadleaf species. During the period of 11.9-10.5 kaBP, cold and dry glacial climate appeared once more, featuring a desert steppe environment. During 10.5-9.4 kaBP, it is mild and half-arid, and later transited toward warm and half-humid. The early phase of this period featured a steppe environment and the later transited into a
