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Preliminary report on the excavation of Shuidonggou site in 1980

Acta archaeologica Sinica • (4, 1987) • Published In 1987 • Pages: 439-449

By: Ningxia Hui Museum.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In 1923 Shuidonggou was the earliest Paleolithic site to be systematically excavated in China. In 1980 archeologists returned to excavate new material, obtain absolute dates, and reanalyze earlier findings. The stratigraphy and lists of animal species and stones tool types are reported.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Dating methods in archaeology
Mineral resources
General tools
Chronologies and culture sequences
Typologies and classifications
Archaeological inventories
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
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2017
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1980
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
40,000-15,000 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Shuidonggou, Ningxia, China
NotesAdditional notes
The Museum of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and the Survey Team of Regional Geology, Bureau of Geology of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
11001209
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ordosian