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The microblade tradition in China: regional chronologies and significance in the transition to Neolithic
Asian perspectives • 37 (1) • Published In 1998 • Pages: 84-112
By: Lu, Tracey Lie Dan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author discusses the microblade assemblages found in different parts of China, defining what makes microblades different from other lithic industries. The microblade tradition appears associated with the period of the Pleistocene–Holocene transition.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Location
- Cultural participation
- Lithic industries
- General tools
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- North China Upper Paleolithic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- East Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2017
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 26,000-8000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- central and northern China
- NotesAdditional notes
- Lie Dan Lu
- Includes bibliographical references (p.107-112)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 61043423
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ordosian