Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 1989, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (03): 203-208.

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Collection of stone artifacts from Zhuxicun, Rizhao, Shandong

Xu Shubin, Yang Shenfu   

  • Online:1989-09-15 Published:1989-09-15

Abstract: Some palaeolithic artifacts described in this paper were found in a palaeolithic site near Zhuxicun, Rizhao county, Shandong province in 1983 and 1984.
The artifacts were gathered on the surface of hill slope near Zhuxicun. They are chiefly made of quartzite pebbles. Among the finds, 27 cores, 47 flakes, 26 scrapers, 13 points, 14 choppers are recognized. According to the study of stone artifacts, the age of Zhuxicun may be dated to palaeolithic.

Key words: Zhuxicun; Palaeolithic