New chronological results from Chaohu Lake Palaeolithic sites in the lower Yangtze River, South China

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109728

IVPP-IR

	New chronological results from Chaohu Lake Palaeolithic sites in the lower Yangtze River, South China
	Yi, Shuangwen 1; Dong, Zhe 2; Zhan, Shijia 3; Pei, Shuwen 4,5; Lu, Huayu 1
	2026-02-01
发表期刊	QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
ISSN	0277-3791
卷号	373 页码:15
通讯作者	Yi, Shuangwen(ysw7563@nju.edu.cn) ; Dong, Zhe(jludongzhe@sina.com)
摘要	Systematic field investigations and excavations in the lower Yangtze River region have uncovered numerous open-air Palaeolithic sites, yielding a wealth of stone artifacts crucial for understanding lithic technological evolution and hominin adaptive behaviors during the Middle to Late Pleistocene in South China. However, chronological frameworks and technological patterns in this region remain underexplored. This study applies multiple luminescence dating techniques to establish precise age estimates for three Palaeolithic sites in the Chaohu Lake region of Anhui Province, South China. Our high-resolution geochronological results indicate site occupation from approximately 200 to 30 ka. The lower archaeological unit, containing large scrapers, cleavers, and handaxes, dates to 200-70 ka, marking the emergence of a Large Cutting Tool techno-complex during MIS 5, possibly extending into MIS 6 or 7. In contrast, the upper archaeological unit, dated to 60-30 ka, is dominated by small flakes and flaked tools, reflecting the development of lithic miniaturization and an increased reliance on high-quality raw materials during MIS 3. These findings reveal a technological shift from Acheulean large flake technology to the dominance of miniaturized flake tools from the late Middle Pleistocene to the Late Pleistocene, closely linked to environmental and ecological changes in South China.
关键词	Chaohu Lake region (CLR) Luminescence dating Acheulean large tools Lithic miniaturization South China
DOI	10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109728
关键词[WOS]	INFRARED-STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE ; FINE-GRAINED QUARTZ ; RETICULATE RED CLAY ; TT-OSL ; ANHUI PROVINCE ; HOMININ OCCUPATION ; LOESS DEPOSITS ; MODERN HUMANS ; SAR PROTOCOL ; EASTERN ASIA
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[42361144846]###3603 ; National Key R&D Program of China[2023YFF0804703]###3604 ; Archaeological Talent Promotion Program of China[2024-278]###3605
项目资助者	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Key R&D Program of China ; Archaeological Talent Promotion Program of China
WOS研究方向	Physical Geography ; Geology
WOS类目	Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001634465200001
出版者	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
引用统计
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/25246
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Yi, Shuangwen; Dong, Zhe
作者单位	1.Nanjing Univ, Sch Geog & Ocean Sci, Nanjing 210093, Peoples R China 2.Anhui Prov Inst Cultural Rel & Archaeol, Hefei 230601, Anhui, Peoples R China 3.Liaoning Normal Univ, Sch Management, Dalian 116081, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 5.SACH, Key Sci Res Base Paleolith Human Evolut & Paleogen, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yi, Shuangwen,Dong, Zhe,Zhan, Shijia,et al. New chronological results from Chaohu Lake Palaeolithic sites in the lower Yangtze River, South China[J]. QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS,2026,373:15.
APA	Yi, Shuangwen,Dong, Zhe,Zhan, Shijia,Pei, Shuwen,&Lu, Huayu.(2026).New chronological results from Chaohu Lake Palaeolithic sites in the lower Yangtze River, South China.QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS,373,15.
MLA	Yi, Shuangwen,et al."New chronological results from Chaohu Lake Palaeolithic sites in the lower Yangtze River, South China".QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS 373(2026):15.