Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 2008, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (01): 66-69.

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Some stone artifacts discovered in Changjiang, Hainan

LI Chaorong, LI Zhao, WANG Daxin, HAO Side, WANG Mingzhong, JIANG Bin, HUANG Zhaoxue, FANG Xiaoling   

  • Online:2008-03-15 Published:2008-03-15

Abstract: The Yanwoling and Hun Yaling Paleolithic sites were discovered in Summer, 2006. Two sites are situated at the Changjiang County, Hainan Province. Three stone artifacts were discovered from the primary deposits of the Yanwoling and Hunyaling Paleolithartifactic sites. The stone artifacts include cores and chopping-tools. According to the study of stratigraphy and stone artifacts, the age of two sites probably belongs to upper Pleistocene or late Paleolithic. It provides new material to study Paleolithic culture in South China.

Key words: Hainan province; Changjiang county; Stone artifacts; Late paleolithic