Stone artifacts collected from the Kengnan site in Xichuan, Henan Province

doi:10.16359/j.cnki.cn11-1963/q.2018.0015

Abstract

Abstract:

The Kengnan site is located in Danjiangkou Reservior which has been a key area of archaeological excavations and research on Paleolithic recent years. In 2016, Paleolithic investigation of periphery was conducted before excavation. 209 pieces of stone artifacts uncovered from investigation are analyzed in this paper. Types of stone artifacts range from cores, flakes, blades, chunks and tools. Flaking techniques have direct hard-hammer percussion and bipolar percussion. The majority of stone tools were made of flakes and only a few were made of chunks or pebbles. Most of the tools were modified on dorsal surfaces. Some were retouched on ventral surfaces or modified bifacially. According to analysis of this paper, the site is preliminarily predicted to be dated back to as early as middle Paleolithic. New discoveries are of profound significance on characteristics of transitional areas of South and North China during late Pleistocene.

Key words: Kengnan site, stone artifacts, Paleolithic

CLC Number:

K871.11

ZHAO Qingpo, SONG Guoding, MU Junhong. Stone artifacts collected from the Kengnan site in Xichuan, Henan Province[J]. Acta Anthropologica Sinica, 2021, 40(01): 146-156.

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类型Type	石核Cores			石片Flakes				石叶Blade	断块Chunks	石器Tools	小计Total
类型Type	锤击Hh-P	砸击Bi-P		完整Complete		不完整Incomplete		石叶Blade	断块Chunks	石器Tools	小计Total
数量(n)	36	4		32	7	29		3	41	57	209

类型Type	石核Cores			石片Flakes				石叶Blade	断块Chunks	石器Tools	小计Total
类型Type	锤击Hh-P	砸击Bi-P		完整Complete		不完整Incomplete		石叶Blade	断块Chunks	石器Tools	小计Total
数量(n)	36	4		32	7	29		3	41	57	209

		断片Snapped			裂片Split		合计Total
		近端Pro	中间Mid	远端Dist	左边Left	右边Right	合计Total
锤击法Hh-P	脉石英Vein quartz(n)	1	3	3	-	-	7
锤击法Hh-P	石英岩Quartzite(n)	6	-	4	3	6	19
碰砧法Bi-P	石英岩Quartzite(n)	-	-	-	1	2	3
合计Total (n)		7	3	7	4	8	29

		断片Snapped			裂片Split		合计Total
		近端Pro	中间Mid	远端Dist	左边Left	右边Right	合计Total
锤击法Hh-P	脉石英Vein quartz(n)	1	3	3	-	-	7
锤击法Hh-P	石英岩Quartzite(n)	6	-	4	3	6	19
碰砧法Bi-P	石英岩Quartzite(n)	-	-	-	1	2	3
合计Total (n)		7	3	7	4	8	29