The earliest evidence for a microblade adaptation in the remote, high altitude regions of the Tibetan Plateau

doi:10.1007/s11430-023-1317-3

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	The earliest evidence for a microblade adaptation in the remote, high altitude regions of the Tibetan Plateau
	Jin, Yingshuai 1,2; Zhang, Xiaoling 1; Wang, Shejiang 1; Ge, Junyi 1,2; He, Wei 3; Da, Wa 4; Tan, Yunyao 1,2,3; Yang, Ziyi 1,2; Morgan, Christopher 5; Gao, Xing1,2
	2024-04-16
发表期刊	SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
ISSN	1674-7313
页码	13
通讯作者	Zhang, Xiaoling(zhangxiaoling@ivpp.ac.cn)
摘要	Microblade assemblages are among the most common prehistoric archaeological materials found on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and are thought to indicate large scale migration to and settlement of the TP. Few microblade sites, however, have been systematically excavated, especially in the remotest, highest-elevation regions of the TP. The timing of the large-scale arrival, spread, and permanent settlement of people on the TP therefore remains controversial. In this paper, we report on a recently excavated site, Locality 3 of the Nwya Devu Site (ND3), located at 4600 meters above sea level (masl), near the shore of Ngoin Lake, on the interior TP. Our analyses reveal a fairly typical microblade technological orientation and two types of microblade cores: wedge-shaped and semi-conical, which are similar to those found throughout North China. Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating and AMS 14C dating, the age of ND3 ranges from 11 to 10 ka. This date range indicates ND3 is the oldest microblade site yet recorded in the remote, high-elevation regions of the TP and thus provides important information about when and how hunter-gatherers using microblades began exploiting the higher altitudes of the TP. Taken together, studies at ND3 and throughout the TP suggest that a microblade adaptation is associated with the first prolonged human occupation of the plateau and that microblades played a significant role in mediating the risks and facilitating the mobility necessary to permanently inhabit the TP.
关键词	The interior of Tibetan Plateau Nwya Devu locality 3 Microblade Early Holocene High altitude adaption
DOI	10.1007/s11430-023-1317-3
关键词[WOS]	MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME ; HUMAN OCCUPATION ; TECHNOLOGY ; AGRICULTURE ; PLEISTOCENE ; MIGRATIONS ; CHRONOLOGY ; DADIWAN ; PEOPLES ; ORIGIN
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Key Research and Development Project of China[2021YFC1523603] ; Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research[2019QZKK0601] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[42072033] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41977380] ; National Social Science Foundation of China[23ZD268] ; National Social Science Foundation of China[21@WTK001]
项目资助者	National Key Research and Development Project of China ; Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Social Science Foundation of China
WOS研究方向	Geology
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001205179900001
出版者	SCIENCE PRESS
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/23548
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Zhang, Xiaoling
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Cultural Rel Conservat Inst Xizang Autonomous Reg, Lhasa 850000, Peoples R China 4.Nagqu Culture & Tourism Bur, Nagqu 100029, Peoples R China 5.Univ Nevada, Reno, NV 89557 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jin, Yingshuai,Zhang, Xiaoling,Wang, Shejiang,et al. The earliest evidence for a microblade adaptation in the remote, high altitude regions of the Tibetan Plateau[J]. SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES,2024:13.
APA	Jin, Yingshuai.,Zhang, Xiaoling.,Wang, Shejiang.,Ge, Junyi.,He, Wei.,...&Gao, Xing.(2024).The earliest evidence for a microblade adaptation in the remote, high altitude regions of the Tibetan Plateau.SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES,13.
MLA	Jin, Yingshuai,et al."The earliest evidence for a microblade adaptation in the remote, high altitude regions of the Tibetan Plateau".SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES (2024):13.