Research Articles

Discussions on the excavation and recording system of Paleolithic sites

  • Yueshu ZHANG ,
  • Feng LI ,
  • Xiaomin WANG ,
  • Fuyou CHEN ,
  • Xing GAO
Expand
  • 1. Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 142 Xizhimenwai Street, Beijing 100044
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049
    3. CAS Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Beijing 1000444
    4. Institute of Archaeology in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100710

Received date: 2019-07-11

  Revised date: 2019-09-02

  Online published: 2021-04-13

Abstract

With the development of fieldwork techniques and research concept, great improvements have been archived in the excavation and record method of Paleolithic archaeology. The excavating method reformed at the Zhoukoudian site in 1930s is significant in the history of Paleolithic excavation in China, which laid solid foundation for Paleolithic excavation and research. In the early the 1990s, archaeological investigations in the Nihewan basin conducted by the Sino-American joint team introduced standardized fieldwork methods and procedures to Paleolithic research in China. In the 21st century, the application of new technologies and concepts helps archaeologists in the country extract information more scientifically and comprehensively. This study is about the excavation history and methodological development at the Zhoukoudian site and sties in the Nihewan basin, by briefly reviewing the changes of the excavating and recording methods. Combined the valuable information from the previous excavations with the current standard of Paleolithic excavation, we take the Donggutuo site as an example to illustrate the general trend of fieldwork methodological development in Paleolithic and advocate establishing a standard excavating and recording system in Paleolithic archaeology of China.

Cite this article

Yueshu ZHANG , Feng LI , Xiaomin WANG , Fuyou CHEN , Xing GAO . Discussions on the excavation and recording system of Paleolithic sites[J]. Acta Anthropologica Sinica, 2021 , 40(02) : 181 -193 . DOI: 10.16359/j.cnki.cn11-1963/q.2019.0075

References

[1] 格林·丹尼尔. 考古学一百五十年[M]. 译者:黄其熙. 北京: 文物出版社, 1987: 1-439
[2] 陈星灿. 中国史前考古学史研究(1985-1949)[M]. 北京:生活·读书·新知三联书店, 1997: 1-353
[3] 王晓阳. 中日田野考古之异[N]. 中国文物报, 2012(3)
[4] 张忠培. 地层学与类型学的若干问题[J]. 文物, 1983(5): 60-69
[5] 张忠培. 中国考古学史的几点认识[J]. 史学史研究, 1995(3): 47-53
[6] 严文明. 考古遗址的发掘方法[J]. 考古学研究(二), 1994: 249-266
[7] 李锋, 陈福友, 赵海龙, 等. 试论“水平层”与旧石器时代遗址考古发掘方法[J]. 考古, 2019(1): 85-95
[8] 林壹. 旧石器考古发掘方法再思考[J]. 考古, 2016(3): 68-73
[9] 张双权, 高星, 陈福友, 等. 周口店第一地点西剖面2009-2010年发掘报告[J]. 人类学学报, 2016,35(1): 63-75
[10] Gao X, Zhang SQ, Zhang Y, et al. Evidence of Hominin Use and Maintenance of Fire at Zhoukoudian[J]. Current Anthropology, 2017,58(S16): 267-277
[11] Li F, Chen FY, Zhang SQ, et al. Linking spatial grids of the old and new excavations at Zhoukoudian Locality 1, China[J]. Journal of Human Evolution, 2018,121:166-169
[12] Li F, Bae CJ, Ramsey CB, et al. Re-dating Zhoukoudian Upper Cave, northern China and its regional significance[J]. Journal of Human Evolution, 2018,121:170-177
[13] Boaz NT, Ciochon RL, Xu QQ, et al. Mapping and taphonomic analysis of the Homo erectus loci at Locality 1 Zhoukoudian, China[J]. Journal of Human Evolution, 2004,46(5): 519-549
[14] 中美泥河湾考古队. 飞梁遗址发掘报告[J]. 河北省考古文集, 1-29
[15] 张森水, 裴文中. 中国猿人石器研究[M]. 北京: 科学出版社, 1985: 1-277
[16] 袁振新, 林圣龙, 董兴仁, 等. 北京猿人遗址1978-1979 年发掘报告[J]. 1985: 102-106
[17] 裴文中. 周口店洞穴层采掘记[M]. 北京: 地震出版社, 2001: 1-53
[18] 贾兰坡, 黄慰文. 周口店发掘记[M]. 天津: 天津科学技术出版社, 1984: 1-223
[19] 高星, 张晓凌. 周口店遗址第1地点开展抢救性清理发掘[J]. 人类学学报, 2009,28(4): 431-432
[20] 高星, 陈福友. 周口店遗址新发掘有望破解基础科学问题[J]. 科学通报, 2009,54(19): 2863
[21] 国家文物局. 田野考古操作规程[Z]. 北京: 文物出版社, 2009: 1-66
[22] 高星. 中国旧石器时代考古学的昨天、今天与明天(代前言)[G]. 北京: 文物出版社, 2002: 3-9
[23] 谢飞. 泥河湾[M]. 北京: 文物出版社, 2006: 1-330
[24] 谢飞, 李珺, 刘连强. 泥河湾旧石器文化[M]. 石家庄: 花山文艺出版社, 2006: 1-278
[25] 卫奇. 泥河湾盆地半山早更新世旧石器遗址初探[J]. 人类学学报, 1994(3): 223-238
[26] 侯亚梅, 卫奇, 冯兴无, 等. 泥河湾盆地东谷坨遗址再发掘[J]. 第四纪研究, 1999(2): 139-147
[27] 陈淳, 沈辰, 陈万勇, 等. 河北阳原小长梁遗址1998年发掘报告[J]. 人类学学报, 1999(3): 225-239
[28] 谢飞, 李珺. 岑家湾旧石器时代早期文化遗物及地点性质的研究[J]. 人类学学报, 1993(3): 224-234
[29] Wang HQ, Deng CL, Zhu RX, et al. Magnetostratigraphic dating of the Donggutuo and Maliang Paleolithic sites in the Nihewan Basin, North China[J]. Quaternary Research, 2005,64(1): 1-11
[30] 裴树文, 李潇丽, 刘德成, 等. 泥河湾盆地东谷坨遗址古人类生存环境探讨[J]. 科学通报, 2009,54(19): 2895-2901
[31] Ao H, Deng CL, Dekkers MJ, et al. Astronomical dating of the Xiantai, Donggutuo and Maliang Paleolithic sites in the Nihewan Basin (North China) and implications for early human evolution in East Asia[J]. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2010,297(1): 129-137
[32] Wang HQ, Deng CL, Zhu RX, et al. Magnetostratigraphic dating of the Donggutuo and Maliang Paleolithic sites in the Nihewan Basin, North China[J]. Quaternary Research, 2005,64(1): 1-11
[33] Liu CR, Yin GM, Fang F, et al. ESR dating of the Donggutuo Palaeolithic site in the Nihewan Basin, northern China[J]. Geochronometria, 2013,40(4): 348-354
[34] 卫奇. 东谷坨遗址石制品再研究[J]. 人类学学报, 2014,33(3): 254-269
[35] 栗静舒, 彭菲. 古脊椎所在水洞沟遗址举办旧石器遗址野外发掘数字化技术研讨班[J]. 人类学学报, 2014,33(4): 521
[36] 裴树文. 旧石器时代旷野遗址形成过程研究综述[J]. 人类学学报, 2019,38(1): 1-18
[37] Lenoble A, Bertran P. Fabric of Palaeolithic levels: methods and implications for site formation processes[J]. Journal of Archaeological Science, 2004,31(4): 457-469
[38] de la Torre I, Wehr K. Site formation processes of the early Acheulean assemblage at EF-HR (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania)[J]. Journal of Human Evolution, 2018,120:298-328
[39] Mcpherron SP. Artifact orientations and site formation processes from total station proveniences[J]. Journal of Archaeological Science, 2005,32(7): 1003-1014
[40] 赵辉. 遗址中的“地面”及其清理[J]. 文物季刊, 1998(2): 78-87
[41] 王幼平. 石器研究: 旧石器时代考古方法初探[M].北京大学出版社, 2006: 1-222
[42] 陈建立, 张海, 梁宏刚. 有关考古领域科技发展的几点思考[J]. 南方文物, 2010(2): 7-13
[43] 曹兵武. 考古发掘与考古发现[J]. 江汉考古, 2004(1): 83-88
Outlines

/