Microblades in MIS2 Central China: Cultural Change and Adaptive Strategies

IF 1.6 Q1 ANTHROPOLOGY

PaleoAmerica Pub Date : 2020-03-15 DOI:10.1080/20555563.2020.1728872

Y. Feng

引用次数: 4

Abstract

ABSTRACT The diffusion of Northeast Asian microblades and their relation to human migration are key issues to understanding the peopling of the Americas. However, understanding of this process is hindered by a lack of a cultural framework for terminal Pleistocene Central China. This paper reviews data from microblade sites located in Central China dating to Marine Isotope Stage 2, uses a modified typology based on the chaîne opératoire to build a chronological sequence of changing lithic technology and typology, and further divides the Central Chinese sequence into four main phases: 29,000–22,000 cal yr BP, 22,000–17,000 cal yr BP, 17,000–14,000 cal yr BP, and 14,000–10,000 cal yr BP. By comparing this chronology with established sequences for other parts of Northeast Asia, it is evident that these technological phases appeared in different orders across the region, which is best explained by human migrations driven by climate change and possibly transition in adaptive strategies.

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中国中部MIS2地区的微刀片:文化变迁和适应策略

东北亚微叶片的扩散及其与人类迁移的关系是了解美洲人类定居的关键问题。然而，由于缺乏对中国中部更新世末期的文化框架，对这一过程的理解受到了阻碍。本文回顾了中国中部地区自海洋同位素第2阶段以来的微叶片遗址资料，采用基于cha ne opacimatoire的改良类型学，建立了岩石技术和类型学变化的年代学序列，并将中国中部序列进一步划分为4个主要阶段:29000 ~ 22000 cal yr BP、22000 ~ 17000 cal yr BP、17000 ~ 14000 cal yr BP和14000 ~ 10000 cal yr BP。通过将这一时序与东北亚其他地区已建立的序列进行比较，很明显，这些技术阶段在整个地区以不同的顺序出现，这最好的解释是由气候变化驱动的人类迁徙和可能的适应策略转变。

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PaleoAmerica Earth and Planetary Sciences-Paleontology

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3.70

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期刊介绍： PaleoAmerica disseminates new research results and ideas about early human dispersal and migrations, with a particular focus on the Americas. It fosters an interdisciplinary dialog between archaeologists, geneticists and other scientists investigating the dispersal of modern humans during the late Pleistocene. The journal has three goals: First and foremost, the journal is a vehicle for the presentation of new research results. Second, it includes editorials on special topics written by leaders in the field. Third, the journal solicits essays covering current debates in the field, the state of research in relevant disciplines, and summaries of new research findings in a particular region, for example Beringia, the Eastern Seaboard or the Southern Cone of South America. Although the journal’s focus is the peopling of the Americas, editorials and research essays also highlight the investigation of early human colonization of empty lands in other areas of the world. As techniques are developing so rapidly, work in other regions can be very relevant to the Americas, so the journal will publish research relating to other regions which has relevance to research on the Americas.