Ages for hominin occupation in Lushi Basin, middle of South Luo River, central China

A newly discovered Paleolithic site in loess deposits in the Lushi Basin, South Luo River, central China, is dated using pedostratigraphic analysis, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and magnetostratigraphic analysis. This region is regarded as an important place for hominin occupation and set...

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Published in:Journal of human evolution 2011-05, Vol.60 (5), p.612-617
Main Authors: Lu, Huayu, Sun, Xuefeng, Wang, Shejiang, Cosgrove, Richard, Zhang, Hongyan, Yi, Shuangwen, Ma, Xiaolin, Wei, Ming, Yang, Zhenyu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Archaeology
Asia
Central China
China
Chronology as Topic
Dating
Excavation and methods
Far East
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
Hominidae
Human evolution
Humans
Laboratory methods
Lithic artifact assemblage
Loess
Luminescent Measurements
Lushi Basin
Magnetics
Methodology and general studies
Middle Pleistocene
Palaeolithic and mesolithic
Pleistocene
Prehistory and protohistory
Stone Age
Tool Use Behavior
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Summary:A newly discovered Paleolithic site in loess deposits in the Lushi Basin, South Luo River, central China, is dated using pedostratigraphic analysis, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and magnetostratigraphic analysis. This region is regarded as an important place for hominin occupation and settlement during the early to middle Pleistocene. Results indicate that the archaeological site dates from 600 ka to 620 ka, reinforcing the view that Homo erectus had occupied a large area of eastern Asia by 620 ka. The lithic assemblages of Lushi Basin is a flake and core technology, typical for this time period in north-central China. It may be compared with that at the Zhoukoudian locality 1 in north China and some sites in the Luonan Basin, and provides important data for understanding the behavior and stone tool technology of early Chinese hominins.
ISSN:0047-2484
1095-8606
DOI:10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.12.009