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Bone needle fragment in LGM from the Shizitan site (China): archaeological evidence and experimental study

Quaternary International400 • Published In 2016 • Pages: 140-148

By: Song, Yanhua, Li, Xiaorong, Wu, Xiaorong, Kvavadze, Eliso, Goldberg, Paul, Bar-Yosef, Ofer.

Abstract
The authors experimented in making bone needles with flaked stone tools to understand more about the bone needle found at the Shizitan 29 site. The site is briefly described, along with evidence of needle use elsewhere during the Upper Paleolithic.
Subjects
Identification
Experimental data
Comparative evidence
Cultural participation
Clothing manufacture
Bone, horn, and shell technology
General tools
tradition
North China Upper Paleolithic
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2018
Field Date
not applicable
Coverage Date
29,500-19,500 BP
Coverage Place
Shizitan 29, Jixian, Linfen, Shanxi, China
Notes
Yanhua Song, Xiaorong Li, Xiaohong Wu, Eliso Kvavadze, Paul Goldberg, Ofer Bar-Yosef
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
90660977
LCSH
Ordosian