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On the recognition of China's Palaeolithic cultural traditions

palaeoanthropology and palaeolithic archaeology in the people's republic of china • Orlando • Published In 1985 • Pages: 259-265

By: Jia, Lanpo, Huang, Weiwei.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors discuss the origins of the microlithic industry in China and briefly describe the earliest ones. [The site of Salawusu is dated to 50,000-30,000 BP; newer evidence indicates it pertains wholly to the Middle Paleolithic.]
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Reviews and critiques
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Comparative evidence
Historical reconstruction
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
essay
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
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2018
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1960
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
700,000-10,000 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
North China
NotesAdditional notes
Jia Lanpo and Huang Weiwen
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-265)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
84006359
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ordosian
Fossil hominids--China
Anthropology, Prehistoric--China
China--Antiquities