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Ages for hominin occupation in Lushi Basin, middle of South Luo River, central China |
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| Authors: | Lu Huayu Sun Xuefeng Wang Shejiang Cosgrove Richard Zhang Hongyan Yi Shuangwen Ma Xiaolin Wei Ming Yang Zhenyu |
| Institution: | a School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, The MOE Key Laboratory of Coast and Island Development, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China b Archaeology Program, School of Historical and European Studies, La Trobe University. Victoria 3086, Australia c Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Zhengzhou 450000, China d School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China |
| Abstract: | A newly discovered Paleolithic site in loess deposits in the Lushi Basin, South Luo River, central China, is dated using pedostratigraphic analysis, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and magnetostratigraphic analysis. This region is regarded as an important place for hominin occupation and settlement during the early to middle Pleistocene. Results indicate that the archaeological site dates from 600 ka to 620 ka, reinforcing the view that Homo erectus had occupied a large area of eastern Asia by 620 ka. The lithic assemblages of Lushi Basin is a flake and core technology, typical for this time period in north-central China. It may be compared with that at the Zhoukoudian locality 1 in north China and some sites in the Luonan Basin, and provides important data for understanding the behavior and stone tool technology of early Chinese hominins. |
| Keywords: | Lithic artifact assemblage Middle Pleistocene Lushi Basin Loess Central China |
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