New discoveries from the Qijiaojing site of Hami, Xijiang in 2019

doi:10.16359/j.cnki.cn11-1963/q.2020.0064

Abstract

Abstract:

Qijiaojing is the earliest discovered microblade site in Xinjiang, which is located in the northwestern part of Hami, at an intermountain basin south to the piedmont of eastern Tianshan. The survey in 2019 recovered an in situ locality with well-preserved living surface and 847 lithic artefacts, which were dated to about 11 ka by OSL. Lithic analysis suggested that bladelets and microblades were made with fine-grained flint, and the assemblage was mostly composed of by-products and debris, while tools were only slightly retouched, indicating that the locality was a short-term lithic workshop. This discovery provided important materials on the adaptation strategy of Arid Asia and cultural exchange between the east and the west during terminal Pleistocene and initial Holocene.

Key words: Qijiaojing site, Microblade, Xinjiang, Open-air site, Pleistocene, Holocene

CLC Number:

K876.2

FENG Yue, HUANG Fen, LI Wencheng, DENG Wanwen, LIU Tuo, ZHANG Jiafu, LEI Huarui, YU jianjun, WANG Youping. New discoveries from the Qijiaojing site of Hami, Xijiang in 2019[J]. Acta Anthropologica Sinica, 2021, 40(06): 1086-1095.

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	Citation: Feng Y, Huang F, Li WC, et al. New discoveries from the Qijiaojing site of Hami, Xijiang in 2019[J]. Acta Anthropologica Sinica, 2021, 40(6):1086-1095

编号/ No.	地层/Layer	深度/Depth(m)	铀/ U(μg/g)	钍/ Th(μg/g)	钾百分含量/K content(%)	含水量/ Water content(%)	剂量率/ Dose rate (Gy/kaBP)	测量数/ Number of aliquots(n)	Ti-Li心等效剂量/Ti-Li center D_E(Gy)	年代/ Age(kaBP)
19HQ-1	2	0.16	1.85±0.05	7.38±0.05	1.70±0.07	10%	3.05±0.12	5	36.09±0.54	11.8±0.5
19HQ-2	3	0.25	2.03±0.06	8.16±0.23	1.50±0.05	10%	2.99±0.11	5	30.02±0.97	10.1±0.5

编号/ No.	地层/Layer	深度/Depth(m)	铀/ U(μg/g)	钍/ Th(μg/g)	钾百分含量/K content(%)	含水量/ Water content(%)	剂量率/ Dose rate (Gy/kaBP)	测量数/ Number of aliquots(n)	Ti-Li心等效剂量/Ti-Li center D_E(Gy)	年代/ Age(kaBP)
19HQ-1	2	0.16	1.85±0.05	7.38±0.05	1.70±0.07	10%	3.05±0.12	5	36.09±0.54	11.8±0.5
19HQ-2	3	0.25	2.03±0.06	8.16±0.23	1.50±0.05	10%	2.99±0.11	5	30.02±0.97	10.1±0.5

类型/ Types	探方内/In Unit	探方外/Out Unit	其他区域/Other Area	合计/ Total	比例/Percentage(%)
简单剥片石核/Flake Cores	1	0	3	4	0.47%
普通石片/Flakes	255	70	34	359	42.38%
小石叶/细石叶类/Bladelet/Microblade	104	41	22	167	19.72%
工具/Tools	3	6	6	15	1.77%
断块残片/Debris	234	45	23	302	35.66%
合计/Total	597	162	88	847	100%

类型/ Types	探方内/In Unit	探方外/Out Unit	其他区域/Other Area	合计/ Total	比例/Percentage(%)
简单剥片石核/Flake Cores	1	0	3	4	0.47%
普通石片/Flakes	255	70	34	359	42.38%
小石叶/细石叶类/Bladelet/Microblade	104	41	22	167	19.72%
工具/Tools	3	6	6	15	1.77%
断块残片/Debris	234	45	23	302	35.66%
合计/Total	597	162	88	847	100%

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