Abstract: Huojiadi Paleolithic site w as discovered in “ the Nihewan Beds” o f the Nihewan Basin in the summer of 1997. It lies 120m away north to the T1 o f the Donggutuo site. The cultural layer o f the Huojiadi site is 0. 75m in thickness and mainly consists of silt, pebbles of various sizes. 60 stone artifacts and some fragmentary bones w ere found in this layer. The stone artifacts are subdivided into 4 co res, 12 flakes, 20 scrapers, 2 points, 1 burin, 1 aw l and 20 modified chunks. Comparing with the the formerly determined ag e of Donggutuo cultural layer, it is considered that the cultral layer o f the Huojiadi site was formed about 1mya BP in the late Early Pleistocene.

Key words: Paleolith , Early Pleistocene, Huo jiadi