A study of microblade cores from the Fenglin Paleolithic site in Jilin Province, Northeast China

doi:10.16359/j.cnki.cn11-1963/q.2017.0063

Abstract

Abstract:

The Fenglin site is a Late Paleolithic open air site, located in the southeast of Jilin Province, China. This site has been systematically investigated and excavated in 2016 by a joint team from the Jilin Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Fusong Cultural Relics Management Office. A large number of lithic artifacts has been unearthed. These include blades, microblades, microblade cores, scrapers, flakes, etc. Obsidian dominates the raw materials. Two types of wedged-shaped microblade cores were recognized, and each type shows different stages of core reduction. Microblade technology was widespread in Northeast Asia during the Late Paleolithic, and the production and utilization of microblade tools obviously made a noticeable impact on hunter-gatherers’ migrations and adaptations in the region. Analysis of lithic typology and technology from sites like Fenglin can contribute to a better understanding of human prehistory in Northeast Asia, addressing major shifts in subsistence strategies, settlement patterns and other aspects of social life.

Key words: Fenglin site, Fusong County, Late Paleolithic, Microblade cores

CLC Number:

K871.11

TIAN Chuan, XU Ting, GUAN Ying, GAO Xing. A study of microblade cores from the Fenglin Paleolithic site in Jilin Province, Northeast China[J]. Acta Anthropologica Sinica, 2019, 38(01): 19-32.

Figures/Tables 10

Fig.1 Geographic location of the Fenglin site, Wusong, Jilin Province

Fig.2 Distribution of different microblade cores from the Fenglin site

Fig.3 Terminology of wedged-shaped core

Fig.4 Dynamic mode of wedged-shaped cores from the Fenglin site 1：石核原料采备阶段（Core preparation stage）;2~5：分别为Ⅰ类楔形石核的初期、中期、调整、废止阶段（Initial stage、mid-term stage、adjustment stage and abandoned stage of TypeⅠ）;6~9：分别为Ⅱ类楔形石核的初期、中期、调整、废止阶段（Initial stage、mid-term stage、adjustment stage and abandoned stage of TypeⅡ）

Fig.5 Different technological stages of wedged-shaped cores from the Fenglin site 1. 2016FFLDSP-163;2. 2016FFL-53,中期阶段;3. 2016FFLCJ-543,中期阶段;4. 2016FFLCJ-550,中期阶段;5. 2016FFLCJ-559,中期阶段;6. 2016FFL-194,调整阶段;7. 2016FFLCJ-545,调整阶段;8：2016FFLDSP-194,调整阶段;9. 2016FFLDSP-95,中期阶段;10. 2016FFLCJ-549,废止阶段;11. 2016FFLCJ-546,废止阶段

Tab.1 Basic information of microblade cores from the Fenglin site

	样本量(n)	最大值(X_max)	最小值(X_min)	平均值()	标准偏差(S)
长L(mm)	37	81.36	16.37	35.84	14.12
高h(mm)	37	31.86	6.51	20.15	6.91
厚b(mm)	37	21.47	4.77	10.98	3.45
重m(g)	37	30.4	1	9.32	7.37
台面角(°)	24	98	33	60	14.59
后/底缘角(°)	27	75	25	50.29	13.04
剥片数(n)	30	8	2	5	1.15
台面长宽比(%)	25	7.09	1.51	3.16	1.32
剥片面长宽比(%)	24	20.7	0.92	3.08	3.67

Fig.6 Distribution for length,height and thickness of wedged-shaped core from the Fenglin site

Fig.7 Length-thick ratio of wedged-shaped core platforms

Fig.8 Number of microblade scars on wedged-shaped core

Fig.9 Tools made from microblade cores from the Fenglin site 1. 2016FFLDSP-3;2. 2016FFLCJ-544

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