广东封开县罗沙岩洞穴遗址第一期发掘简报

封开罗沙岩第一期发掘，出土了一些打制石器，它们有明确的地层，并有绝对年代测定数据，有助于解决广东是否有旧石器文化的争论。

PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE EXCAVATION OF LUOSHAYAN SITE IN FENGKAI, GUANGDONG

In 1991, the first excavation was taken in the cave site of Luoshayan in Fengkai county.The archaeological remains consist of quite a few stone artifacts, a large number of mammalianfossils including nearly forty species, and four fossil human teeth. Here are some major points:First, the findings of Luoshayan prove the existence of paleolithic culture in Guangdong province. Second, its cultural relics fill the gap of prehistoric culture from 20,000 B.P. to 100,000 B.P.in South China. Third, this excavation provides information for investigating the cultural transihon from Paleolithic age to Neolithic age in Guangdong, and provides new materials to studycultural relationship between Southeast Asia and South China.Finally, the fauna of Luoshayan contributes more data to the systcmahc study ofStcyoden-Ailuropoda Fauna in South China. Furthermore, the result of this research showsmore evidence of the changes of ecological environment in this area.