Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 1992, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (02): 117-125.

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A preliminary study of the paleoliths from the Zhangjiashan Site

Shi Jinming, Hu Sheng   

  • Online:1992-06-15 Published:1992-06-15

Abstract: The Zhangjiashan Paleolithicsite is situated at the upper reaches of the Cangtouhe River,nearthe Zhangjiashan village of Youyucounty, Shanxi provice(112°28'E; 39°51'N). It isabout 20 kilometres to the south of Y ouyu (Liangjiayoufang). The site was discovered in 1987.On October 20, 1990 the authors made a survey of this site again and collected 212 pieces ofstone artifacts from the earth surface.
The raw material of the artifacts is mainly flint. Types of tools include scrapers (86.7%), points (7.6%) and notches (5.7%). According to the study of stone artifacts, the age of the Zhangjiashan site may be Upper Paleolithic, and the stone industry is similar to the small stone tool tradition in North China.

Key words: Zhangjiashan; Stone artifacts; Upper Paleolithic