Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 2016, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (03): 385-396.

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A preliminary research on the bone, antler and tooth artifacts from the Haminmangha site in Inner Mongolia

CHEN Quanjia, CHEN Jun, JI Ping, WANG Chunxue   

  • Online:2016-09-15 Published:2016-09-15

Abstract: Haminmangha Neolithic site is located at Horqin Left Wulat Middle Banner of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. According to the dating result of C14, it dated to 5500-5000 BP. More than one hundred bone, antler and tooth artifacts were unearthed from Haminmangha Neolithic site. These artifacts include stone knives with bone handle, bone dart, bone arrowhead, bone needle cylinder, bone needle, bone dagger, bone awl, bone hairpin, horn, antler awl, antler borer, tooth ornaments and bone, antler materials. According to the analysis of these artifacts, we can deduce the retouching technology and manufacturing process of them, and conclude the characteristics of artifacts, deepen the understanding of the production and living conditions of human in the Haminmangha site.

Key words: Inner Mongolia; Haminmangha site; Bone, antler and tooth artifacts; Neolithic