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Chronology of the Youfang site and its implications for the emergence of microblade technology in North China

Quaternary international • 347 • Published In 2014 • Pages: 113-121

By: Nian, Xiaomei, Gao, Xing, Xie, Fei, Mei, Huijie, Zhou, Liping.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors discuss Optically-Stimulated Luminescence dates for Youfang, possibly the earliest microblade site in North China. Findings from the 1986 excavations are also briefly presented.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Recording and collecting in the field
Dating methods in archaeology
Lithic industries
Chronologies and culture sequences
Cultural stratigraphy
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
Sarah Berry; 2018
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1986, 2012
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
29,000-26,000 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Youfang, Yangyuan, Hebei, China
NotesAdditional notes
Xiaomei Nian, Xing Gao, Fei Xie, Huijie Mei, Liping Zhou
Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-121)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
90660977
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ordosian