The paleolithic site of Longwangchan in the middle Yellow River, China: Chronology, paleoenvironment and implications

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1537-1550

  Zhang, Jia Fu ^a   Wang, Xiao Qing ^b   Qiu, Wei Li ^c   Shelach, Gideon ^d   Hu, Gang ^a   Fu, Xiao ^a   Zhuang, Mao Guo ^c   Zhou, Li Ping ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Beginning of agriculture; Grinding stone; Longwangchan paleolithic site; Microliths; Optical dating; Paleoenvironment; Radiocarbon dating

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; FARMING SYSTEM; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

CHINA; SHAANXI; YELLOW RIVER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79956107958     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.02.019     Document Type: Article

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