Innovation in bone technology and artefact types in the late Upper Palaeolithic of China: Insights from Shuidonggou Locality 12
Innovation in bone technology and artefact types in the late Upper Palaeolithic of China: Insights from Shuidonggou Locality 12
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中国旧石器时代晚期骨技术和文物类型的创新:水洞沟地点 12 的见解
DOI:
10.1016/j.jas.2018.03.003
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发表时间:
2018-05
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
d'Errico Francesco
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作者:
Zhang Shuangquan;Doyon Luc;Zhang Yue;Gao Xing;Chen Fuyou;Guan Ying;d'Errico Francesco
Information on Palaeolithic bone technology from China is sparse. Here we present the results of a techno-functional analysis of a bone tool assemblage recovered from Shuidonggou Locality 12 (SDG12), layer 11, Northern China, dated to c. 12-11 cal ka BP. Six bone tool artefact types are identified: wedges, awls, spear points, a knife handle, a possible sewing implement, and a notched carpal. Two other artefacts could not be attributed to a specific type. The artefacts are made ofProcapra przewalsikii,Lepussp.,Sussp.,Equus przewalskii, and unidentifiable bone fragments from medium/large size mammals. At least three methods are used to extract blanks: percussion of altered limb bones, longitudinal splitting ofSussp. canine and large rib, and probably, the groove-and-splinter technique. Grinding and scraping are the dominant shaping techniques together with grooving, notching, polishing, drilling, flaking, and retouching. Tool type variability and function fit the hypothesis according to which the SDG12 and similar sites would be residential camps in which hunter-gatherers produced artefacts enabling them to cope with cold environmental conditions. Our results, however, indicate that not all bone tools match the expectations associated with a serial specialist production. Expedient wedges and awls may have been produced by any member of the group, and whenever the need arose. The SDG12 bone tool assemblage provides a significant contribution to our knowledge about hunter-gatherer adaptations to the Tardiglacial environments of Northern China.
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DOI:
10.30861/9781407300344
发表时间:
2007
期刊:
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影响因子:
--
作者:
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通讯作者:
C. Pierre;R. Walker
影响因子:
1.1
作者:
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通讯作者:
C. Jéquier;Matteo Romandini;Marco Peresani
影响因子:
2.8
作者:
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通讯作者:
Gao, Xing
影响因子:
1.9
作者:
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通讯作者:
A. Legrand;G. Radi
影响因子:
3.2
作者:
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通讯作者:
Z. Jacobs;G. Duller;A. Wintle;C. Henshilwood