Discovery of a Pliocene stone tool at Yuldan, Hebei Province

The stone tool discovered at Danangou valley of Dongyaozitou village, Yuxian, is the earliest stone tool, the specimen is powerful evidence about ttie origin of the humah culture and the historical age from the ancient ape to the human being. According to the comprehensive studies about the strata,...

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Published inChinese science bulletin Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 380 - 383
Main Authors Tang, Yingjun, Chen, Wanyong, Chen, Chun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Beijing Springer Nature B.V 01.02.2000
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Pliocene
Stone
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Summary:The stone tool discovered at Danangou valley of Dongyaozitou village, Yuxian, is the earliest stone tool, the specimen is powerful evidence about ttie origin of the humah culture and the historical age from the ancient ape to the human being. According to the comprehensive studies about the strata, the age was considered to be of Pliocene (about 3 million years) and therefore, the discovery possessed great scientific and theoretical significance.
ISSN:1001-6538
2095-9273
1861-9541
2095-9281
DOI:10.1007/BF02909775