Abstract: Dagang microlithic site lies on the north of Dagang village in Wuyang county, Henan Province at 113° 42′ E and 33° 40 ′ N. It was excavated two times. 327 pieces of stone artifacts were unearthed from the fourth layer. In the third layer were found the early Neolithic relics belonging to Peiligang Culture in North China.
The stone artifacts from layer 4 consist of microlith and small artifacts produced by direct percussion. The microlithic industry includes wedge-shaped core, half-conical core, micro-blade and micro-tool made on the micro-blade. The small artifacts could be divided into cores and flakes, bipolar cores and flakes and small tools which are trimmed on the flake, such as scrapers, pointed tools and only one flake with the polished edge.
On the basis of the main technique and type of artifacts, the Dagang assemblage should belong to the microlithic technological tradition in North China. It is closely related to those from Lingjing site in Xuchang county, Henan Province and Xiachuan sites, Shanxi Province. According to the stratigraphic relation of the site, the age of L4 could be dated to be the end of upper Paleolithic or slightly later as on top of the layer is directly deposited by the early Neolithic remains attributing to Peiligang Culture. It affords good samples to study the cultural transition from Paleolithic to Neolithic and the distribution and development of the microlithic technological tradition in North China.

Key words: Microlith; Peiligang culture; Henan, Dagang