Véronique Michel , Fred Jourdan , Marie-Hélène Moncel , Bernard Gratuze , Guanjun Shen , Wei Wang , Celia Mayers , Adam Frew , Dominique Cauche , Patricia Valensi , Sylvain Gallet , Anatoly P. Derevianko , Alexander V. Kandyba , Sergey A. Gladyshev , Henry de Lumley
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在中国南方博斯盆地约一百个下旧石器时代遗址中发现的双面工具,其年代已被确定为距今约 80 万年前。这一年代是通过使用 40Ar/39Ar 方法对纳莱遗址中与这些工具直接相关的四块沱石进行年代测定而得出的(Michel 等人,2021 年)。Hou等人(2000年)曾发表过博古遗址和扬武遗址出土的沱石的类似年代,尽管分析细节有限。在这项研究中,采用温度递增法,用 40Ar/39Ar 技术对与包括双面工具在内的大量石器一起发现的八块沱石进行了年代测定。其中六块岩石来自博斯盆地的两个下旧石器时代遗址;三块来自小梅,另外三块来自丰树岛(中国)。其余两块石器来自越南的两个遗址,一块来自 Go Da,另一块来自 Roc-Tung 1。除 Go Da 遗址外,其他鹤顶红都被埋在与石器相关的红土沉积物中。在 Go Da 遗址,箭石被发现于包含双面工具的沉积层之上。这些沱石没有任何被河水冲刷或再加工的痕迹,因此有可能成为强有力的年代标记。主要元素和稀土元素的化学分析表明,这些沱石属于澳大拉西亚沱石群。新的 40Ar/39Ar 分析进一步证实了这一点,其加权平均年龄为 787.2 ± 8.2 ka (2σ) (MSWD = 0.96, P = 0.45)。因此,结合澳大拉西亚沱石的现有结果,这表明这些沱石的年龄高度精确,为 788.0 ± 2.6 ka (2σ; P = 0.84),因此,位于莫维乌斯线以东的东南亚地区的双面工具的年龄也高度精确。双面工具的出现证明了阿切列人是从非洲扩散过来的,或者是从亚洲以前的职业和传统中在当地出现的。
High-precision 40Ar/39Ar dating of Australasian tektites associated with bifacial tools in the Bose Basin (Xiaomei and Fengshudao sites), South China and in Vietnam (Go Da and Roc Tung 1 sites)
Bifacial tools discovered at about a hundred Lower Palaeolithic sites in the Bose Basin, southern China, have been previously dated to around 800,000 years ago. This age was obtained by dating four tektites directly associated with the tools at the Nalai site using the 40Ar/39Ar method (Michel et al., 2021). Similar ages on tektites from the Bogu and Yangwu sites had been previously published, albeit with limited analytical details, by Hou et al. (2000). In this study, a total of eight tektites, discovered alongside abundant lithic artefacts including bifacial tools, were dated with the 40Ar/39Ar technique, using an incremental temperature increase approach. Six of these tektites are from two Lower Palaeolithic sites in the Bose Basin; three from Xiaomei and three others from Fengshudao (China). The remaining two tektites come from two sites in Vietnam, one from Go Da and the other from Roc-Tung 1. With the exception of the site of Go Da, the tektites were buried in lateritic sediments associated with the stone tools. At the Go Da site, the tektites were found in a layer overlying the deposit containing bifacial tools. The tektites display no signs of fluvial abrasion or reworking, making them potentially strong chronological markers. Chemical analyses of major elements and rare earth elements indicate that the tektites belong to the Australasian tektite group. This is further confirmed by new 40Ar/39Ar analyses with a weighted mean age of 787.2 ± 8.2 ka (2σ) (MSWD = 0.96, P = 0.45). Therefore, when combined with the available results on Australasian tektites, this suggests a highly precise age of 788.0 ± 2.6 ka (2σ; P = 0.84) for these tektites and consequently, for the bifacial tools in this part of Southeast Asia, located east of the Movius Line. The presence of bifacial tools attests to either a diffusion of the Acheulean from Africa or a local emergence from previous occupations and traditions in Asia.
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