The symmetry of handaxes from the Danjiangkou Reservoir Region (central China): A methodological consideration

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.05.033

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	The symmetry of handaxes from the Danjiangkou Reservoir Region (central China): A methodological consideration
	Li, Hao 1; Kuman, Kathleen 1,2; Li, Chaorong 3,4
	2016-05-02
发表期刊	QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
卷号	400 页码:65-72
文章类型	Article
摘要	In this paper, we present a three-dimensional (3D) quantitative approach to measure the degree of symmetry of handaxes from the Danjiangkou Reservoir Region (DRR), central China. Our analysis provides not only information on the bilateral symmetry, as most previous studies have done, but also on the symmetry of the profile view. The results show that the overall degree of symmetry of handaxes in plan view is much higher than for profile views in the DRR assemblages. However, the range of values for deviation from absolute symmetry for each specimen indicates that both plan and profile views possess great variability in symmetry. Comparisons of handaxes from two terraces (the Middle Pleistocene Terrace 3 and the early Late Pleistocene Terrace 2) demonstrate that the degree of symmetry did not increase over time in these two samples. Both the type of blank and the type of shaping play roles in determining the final degree of symmetry of the DRR handaxes. According to these results, we argue that there is no strictly imposed final symmetrical shape for the DRR handaxes, and the degree of symmetry is most likely related to some basic factors (e.g., bilateral and bifacial shaping and blank types). However, although a mental template for a preferred end product is absent, a conceptual standardization did indeed exist. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.
关键词	Danjiangkou Reservoir Region Acheulean Handaxe 3d Scanning Symmetry Mental Template
WOS标题词	Science & Technology ; Physical Sciences
DOI	10.1016/j.quaint.2015.05.033
关键词[WOS]	LARGE CUTTING TOOLS ; MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE ; STONE TOOLS ; QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS ; ARCHAEOLOGY ; EVOLUTION ; PERSPECTIVE ; TECHNOLOGY ; SELECTION ; SITE
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
项目资助者	Chinese Government Graduate Student Overseas Study Program([2013]3009) ; Chinese Natural Science Foundation(40972016) ; Cultural Relics Protection Research Project of Hubei Reservoir Area of South-North Water Diversion Foundation(NK02) ; China-South Africa Bilateral Programme in Palaeosciences ; Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2007DFB20330) ; National Research Foundation of South Africa(68625) ; NRF(88480)
WOS研究方向	Physical Geography ; Geology
WOS类目	Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:000374477900009
引用统计	被引频次：15[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/7096
专题	中科院古脊椎所（2000年以后）
作者单位	1.Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Geog Archaeol & Environm Studies, ZA-2050 Johannesburg, South Africa 2.Univ Witwatersrand, Evolutionary Studies Inst, ZA-2050 Johannesburg, South Africa 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, 142 Xizhimenwai St, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, 142 Xizhimenwai St, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Hao,Kuman, Kathleen,Li, Chaorong. The symmetry of handaxes from the Danjiangkou Reservoir Region (central China): A methodological consideration[J]. QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL,2016,400:65-72.
APA	Li, Hao,Kuman, Kathleen,&Li, Chaorong.(2016).The symmetry of handaxes from the Danjiangkou Reservoir Region (central China): A methodological consideration.QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL,400,65-72.
MLA	Li, Hao,et al."The symmetry of handaxes from the Danjiangkou Reservoir Region (central China): A methodological consideration".QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL 400(2016):65-72.