New evidence for a 30–10 ka lithic assemblage at Jianshan Cave, Guangxi, South China

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Archaeological Research in Asia Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ara.2024.100563

Chun Tian , Hua Liang , Yanyan Yao , Jiazhi Li , Qizhi Jiang , Xi Mo , Bingsong Liang , Jianjun Guo , Wei Liao , Christopher J. Bae , Wei Wang

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Abstract

In South China, the terminal Pleistocene to early Holocene marks a crucial period of substantial changes in lithic technologies. However, due to a limited number of well-studied sites, the nature of lithic industries in some key geographic areas of South China remains unclear. This paper presents the technological analysis of the first reported Paleolithic site, Jianshan Cave, in the eastern part of Guangxi, South China. AMS ¹⁴C dating of this site indicates a terminal Pleistocene to early Holocene age range (26000–10,000 cal. a BP). Technologically, the stone artifacts at this site were produced from low-quality and near-source raw materials, such as sandstone and igneous rock. The assemblage shows evidence of both direct hard hammer and bipolar percussion methods, but the cores are notably simple. Tool production is also simple and lacks regularity, with roughly retouched choppers and scrapers dominating the tool assemblage. Overall, the lithic technology at this site exhibits a strong sense of simplicity and expediency. Contrary to evidence from other South China sites, such simplicity and expediency have not been commonly observed during this period. Comparisons with contemporaneous sites reveal that the Jianshan lithic assemblage does not neatly conform to a specific cultural type, reinforcing the idea that significant complexity and variability existed among Late Paleolithic sites in southern China.

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中国南方广西尖山洞 30-10 ka ka 石器组合的新证据

在华南地区，晚更新世至全新世早期是石器技术发生重大变化的关键时期。然而，由于得到充分研究的遗址数量有限，华南一些重要地区的石器工业性质仍不清楚。本文对首次报道的旧石器时代遗址--位于华南广西东部的尖山洞--进行了技术分析。该遗址的 AMS 14C 测定结果表明，其年代在更新世末期至全新世早期（公元前 26000-10000 年）。从技术角度看，该遗址的石制品是用砂岩和火成岩等低质近源原料制作的。石器组合显示了直接硬锤法和双极打击法的痕迹，但石核明显简单。工具的制作也很简单，而且缺乏规律性，工具组合中以粗糙修饰的砍刀和刮削器为主。总体而言，该遗址的石器技术表现出强烈的简单性和便利性。与其他华南遗址的证据相反，在这一时期，这种简洁性和便利性并不常见。与同时代遗址的比较显示，尖山的石器组合并不完全符合某种特定的文化类型，这进一步证实了华南旧石器时代晚期遗址之间存在着巨大的复杂性和变异性。

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期刊介绍： Archaeological Research in Asia presents high quality scholarly research conducted in between the Bosporus and the Pacific on a broad range of archaeological subjects of importance to audiences across Asia and around the world. The journal covers the traditional components of archaeology: placing events and patterns in time and space; analysis of past lifeways; and explanations for cultural processes and change. To this end, the publication will highlight theoretical and methodological advances in studying the past, present new data, and detail patterns that reshape our understanding of it. Archaeological Research in Asia publishes work on the full temporal range of archaeological inquiry from the earliest human presence in Asia with a special emphasis on time periods under-represented in other venues. Journal contributions are of three kinds: articles, case reports and short communications. Full length articles should present synthetic treatments, novel analyses, or theoretical approaches to unresolved issues. Case reports present basic data on subjects that are of broad interest because they represent key sites, sequences, and subjects that figure prominently, or should figure prominently, in how scholars both inside and outside Asia understand the archaeology of cultural and biological change through time. Short communications present new findings (e.g., radiocarbon dates) that are important to the extent that they reaffirm or change the way scholars in Asia and around the world think about Asian cultural or biological history.