Lithic Raw Material Use at the Late Middle Pleistocene Site of Panxian Dadong

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dc.contributor.authorMiller-Antonio, Sari
dc.contributor.authorSchepartz, Lynne A.
dc.contributor.authorKarkanas, Panagiotis
dc.contributor.authorYamei, Hou
dc.contributor.authorWeiwen, Huang
dc.contributor.authorBekken, Deborah
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-04T19:53:02Z
dc.date.available2010-08-04T19:53:02Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractThe possibility of selective use of lithic raw material in the Middle Pleistocene cave deposits of Panxian Dadong is examined in order to evaluate hominid strategies of resource management. Limestone, chert, and basalt, available in or nearby the cave, were differentially used for the production of tools and unretouched flakes. Limestone was predominantly used to produce expedient tools, unretouched flakes were most commonly made of basalt, and chert was most frequently used to produce retouched flakes and tools. Patterns in the reduction sequence for each raw material also indicate that these lithic resources were selectively used. The early stages of core reduction are clearly represented in basalt flakes, whereas chert artifacts exhibit the later stages of tool production and the greatest degree of resharpening. When the selection of raw material is examined through time, over a span of more than 100,000 years, two patterns are clear. The proportion of chert and basalt and the overall frequency of artifacts increases. These changes in the frequency and selection of raw material occur without a techno-typological change. The major shifts in raw material usage correlate with a colder climatic regime and may relate to the intensified use of the cave for animal carcass processing and shelter. KEYWORDS: Middle Pleistocene, lithics, reduction sequence, hominid.
dc.identifier.citationMiller-Antonio, S., L. A. Schepartz, P. Karkanas, H. Yamei, H. Weiwen, and D. Bekken. 2004. Lithic Raw Material Use at the Late Middle Pleistocene Site of Panxian Dadong. Asian Perspectives 43 (2): 314-32.
dc.identifier.issn1535-8283 (E-ISSN)
dc.identifier.issn0066-8435 (Print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/17215
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i Press (Honolulu)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 43
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNumber 2
dc.subjectMiddle Pleistocene
dc.subjectlithics
dc.subjectreduction sequence
dc.subjecthominid
dc.subject.lcshPrehistoric peoples--Asia--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshPrehistoric peoples--Oceania--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshAsia--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshOceania--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshEast Asia--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.titleLithic Raw Material Use at the Late Middle Pleistocene Site of Panxian Dadong
dc.typeArticle
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