Technological diversity in the tropical-subtropical zone of Southwest China during the terminal Pleistocene: excavations at Fodongdi Cave

The terminal Pleistocene witnessed significant paleoclimatic changes that influenced the adaptive behavior of human populations. Situated in the tropical-subtropical zone of Southwest China, a newly excavated cave site, Fodongdi, revealed evidence for substantive changes in technology between 18.37...

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Published inArchaeological and anthropological sciences Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 25
Main Authors Huan, Fa-Xiang, Yang, Shi-Xia, Gao, Feng, Zhou, Xin-Ying, Yue, Jian-Ping, Zhang, Yu-Xiu, Wu, Jin-Xu, Ruan, Qi-Jun, Qiu, Kai-Wei, Xu, Jing-wen, Lin, Nai-Ru, Wang, Yi-Ren, Pei, Shu-Wen, Zhao, Ke-Liang, Petraglia, Michael, Li, Xiao-Qiang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2024
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adaptive behavior
Anthropology
Archaeology
Caves
Chemistry/Food Science
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Evolution
Geography
Human populations
Life Sciences
Lithic
Paleontology
Pleistocene
Sediments
Subtropical zones
Technology
Southwest China
Terminal Pleistocene
Human adaptation
Lithic technology
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Summary:The terminal Pleistocene witnessed significant paleoclimatic changes that influenced the adaptive behavior of human populations. Situated in the tropical-subtropical zone of Southwest China, a newly excavated cave site, Fodongdi, revealed evidence for substantive changes in technology between 18.37 to 13.85 cal ka BP. Here, we present the results of a technological analysis on lithic assemblage formation across three main sequential phases at Fodongdi Cave. Diachronic changes in lithic technology document the co-existence of diverse reduction techniques and toolkits, corresponding with climatic fluctuations over a five-thousand-year period.
ISSN:1866-9557
1866-9565
DOI:10.1007/s12520-023-01928-9