Abstract: Since 1983, a number of paleolithic sites have been found along the coastal area of Rizhao, southeastern Shandong Province. All the sites are from a chronologically comparative stratum between the first and second denuding surfaces and lie about 20-50 meters above the present sea level. About 700 pieces of artifacts with similar patterns have been unearthed. There are stone cores, flakes and stone artifacts such as scrapers, points, choppers, burins, awls, stone balls and spearheads. According to the manufacturing techniques, this assemblage can be attributed 10 the traditional paleolithic culture in North China.
lt is inferred that the artifacts are of late Pleistocene and their absolute age is about, 10,000-40,000 years BP.
The pollen analysis indicates that a kind of prairie landscape occurred and there was no great variation in air temperature in this area during late Pleistocene.

Key words: Coastal area; Stone implement; Late Pleistocene