Late Pleistocene vegetation succession, climate change and hominin adaptation in Sandinggai site, central South China

doi:10.1007/s11442-025-2387-3

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	Late Pleistocene vegetation succession, climate change and hominin adaptation in Sandinggai site, central South China
	Lu, Lili 1; Zhao, Keliang1,5,6 ; Li, Yiyuan 2; Li, Hao 3; Liu, Junchi 1; Bai, Guangyi 1,6; Xiao, Peiyuan 3; Yang, Qingjiang 4; Li, Xiaoqiang1,6
	2025-08-01
发表期刊	JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES
ISSN	1009-637X
卷号	35 期号:8 页码:1642-1666
通讯作者	Zhao, Keliang(zhaokeliang@ivpp.ac.cn)
摘要	The paleoenvironmental changes and adaptation strategies of hominins during the Late Pleistocene are crucial for understanding the evolution, dispersal, and behavioral shifts of early modern humans. Despite South China's significance as a nexus for hominin dispersal and handaxe technology diffusion, quantitative reconstructions of paleoenvironments linked to archaeological records remain scarce. The Sandinggai site (96.6-13.3 ka BP) in central South China, with its well-preserved stratigraphy and abundant lithic artefacts, is notable for providing valuable insights. In this study, quantitative reconstruction of the vegetation succession and climate change sequences at the site was conducted using palynological and isotopic data. The results indicated a shift from a warm-temperate evergreen and deciduous broadleaf mixed forest to a temperate deciduous broadleaf forest, with the climate transitioning from warm and humid to cooler and drier conditions. During the early phase, an increase in lithic production suggested favorable conditions for hominin survival. In the later phase, decreased lithic production and the replacement of large handaxe tools by smaller flake tools, indicated that hominins adapted to the cooler, drier climate and more open landscapes through lithic miniaturization. These findings highlight the environment-driven adaptation of lithic technology and hominin behavior, thereby shedding light on human survival adaptation strategies.
关键词	hominin Paleolithic living environment environmental adaptation lithic miniaturization
DOI	10.1007/s11442-025-2387-3
关键词[WOS]	CARBON-ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION ; POLLEN DATA ; SEA-LEVEL ; LUNA CAVE ; ICE-CORE ; BIOMES ; PALAEOVEGETATION ; PALEOENVIRONMENT ; TECHNOLOGY ; PROVINCE
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
项目资助者	Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
WOS研究方向	Physical Geography
WOS类目	Geography, Physical
WOS记录号	WOS:001544698500012
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/311034/24818
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Zhao, Keliang
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 2.Hunan Prov Inst Cultural Rel & Archaeol, Changsha 410008, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, State Key Lab Tibetan Plateau Earth Syst Resources, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 4.Chengdu Univ Informat Technol, Coll Resources & Environm, Chengdu 610041, Peoples R China 5.Griffith Univ, Australian Res Ctr Human Evolut, Brisbane, Qld 4111, Australia 6.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lu, Lili,Zhao, Keliang,Li, Yiyuan,et al. Late Pleistocene vegetation succession, climate change and hominin adaptation in Sandinggai site, central South China[J]. JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES,2025,35(8):1642-1666.
APA	Lu, Lili.,Zhao, Keliang.,Li, Yiyuan.,Li, Hao.,Liu, Junchi.,...&Li, Xiaoqiang.(2025).Late Pleistocene vegetation succession, climate change and hominin adaptation in Sandinggai site, central South China.JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES,35(8),1642-1666.
MLA	Lu, Lili,et al."Late Pleistocene vegetation succession, climate change and hominin adaptation in Sandinggai site, central South China".JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES 35.8(2025):1642-1666.