Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 1998, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (02): 121-136.

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The report on the excavation of a palaeolithic cave at Shennongjia district, Hubei province

Xu Xianzhu   

  • Online:1998-06-15 Published:1998-06-15

Abstract: This paper introduces the main harvest and the preliminary research achievement o f the Rhinoceros care excavetion of Middle Paleaolithic site situated NW of Hubei, The cave lies o n the altitude of 2102 metres above sea level. It is the highest old stone implement relics beside Tibet in China. It gives the new mind about some animal living era. There a re many blunt and end edge of the stone implement ex cava ted from this site it is the first discovery of the culture of the Middle Paleolithic in Hubei, it is possible to represent a kind o f new ragional culture in southern part of China.

Key words: Middle paleolithic, Cave site, Rhinoceros cave, Shennongjia forest distsict