Environmental reconstruction and dating of Shizitan 29, Shanxi Province: An early microblade site in north China
Environmental reconstruction and dating of Shizitan 29, Shanxi Province: An early microblade site in north China
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10.1016/j.jas.2017.01.007
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2017-03
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2.8
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Yanhua Song;D. Cohen;Jinming Shi;Xiaohong Wu;E. Kvavadze;P. Goldberg;P. Goldberg;Shuangquan Zhang;Yue Zhang;O. Bar‐Yosef
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作者：
Yanhua Song;D. Cohen;Jinming Shi;Xiaohong Wu;E. Kvavadze;P. Goldberg;P. Goldberg;Shuangquan Zhang;Yue Zhang;O. Bar‐Yosef
末次盛冰期（LGM）期间的全球变冷给生活在欧亚大陆北部的人们带来了重大挑战。本研究利用微形态学、花粉和非花粉孢粉形态 (NPP) 以及动物群分析，重建了中国北部山西省狮子滩 29 地区重复短暂活动的当地古环境背景，横跨末次盛冰期。 28 至 18 Ka cal BP，随后有一个间隙，直到最终占领约 13.5 Ka cal BP。狮子滩29号的重要发现包括285个炉灶遗址和丰富的石器组合，其中包含中国最早的微刀片的放射性碳测年证据，首先出现在第7层。环境数据表明，黄土高原的低山和黄河支流河谷尽管环境波动，却提供了丰富的水和食物来源。反复造访该地区的微刀片生产群体通过利用火、选择性捕猎食草动物、用磨石加工植物性食物以及鸵鸟壳珠等象征性装饰物，在严重的气候变化中幸存下来。 NPP 数据还表明亚麻和其他纤维加工的潜在存在。狮子潭29的数据展示了人类如何适应末次盛冰期期间充满挑战的当地条件，从而使他们能够留在这个北方地区，而无需迁移到温暖的南纬地区。
Global cooling during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) posed significant challenges to peoples living in northern Eurasia. Using micromorphology, pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs (NPP), and faunal analyses, this study reconstructs the local paleoenvironmental contexts of repeated ephemeral occupations at Shizitan 29 in Shanxi Province, North China, across the LGM, fromca. 28 to 18 Ka cal BP, followed by a gap until a final occupationca.13.5 Ka cal BP. Among the significant finds at Shizitan 29 are remains of 285 hearths and a rich lithic assemblage that contains the earliest radiocarbon-dated evidence for microblades in China, appearing first in Layer 7. The environmental data show that the low mountains and tributary river valleys of the Yellow River in the Loess Plateau provided abundant sources of water and food in spite of environmental fluctuations. Microblade-producing groups repeatedly visiting this locality survived severe climate change by making use of fire, selective herbivore hunting, processing plant foods with grinding stones, and symbolic ornamentation such as ostrich shell beads. NPP data also indicate the potential presence of flax and other fiber processing. The Shizitan 29 data demonstrate how humans adapted to challenging local conditions throughout the LGM, allowing them to stay within this northerly region without migrating to warmer southern latitudes.