OSL chronology of the Liena archeological site in the Yarlung Tsangpo valley throws new light on human occupation of the Tibetan Plateau

• Published in: Holocene (Sevenoaks) Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 1043 - 1052
• Main Authors: Ling, Zhiyong, Yang, Xiaoyan, Wang, Yixuan, Wang, Yanren, Jin, Jianhui, Zhang, Dongju, Chen, Fahu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2020; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Archaeology; China; Chronology; Climate change; Climatic conditions; Colonization; Environmental changes; Eolian deposits; Fluvial deposits; Holocene; Holocene epoch; humans; immigration; Lacustrine sedimentation; Lakes; Loess; luminescence; Migration; occupations; paleoecology; people; Pottery; quartz; Rivers; Sediments; Stratigraphy; Terraces; Valleys; Tibetan Plateau; China; paleoenvironment; Nyingchi archeological site; OSL chronology; ancient human activities; Yarlung Tsangpo

Recent environmental archeological evidence has started to throw light on both the timing and processes of human colonization of the Tibetan Plateau (TP). Yarlung Tsangpo (YT) valley, a very important region of the southern TP for occupation, is home to not only modern Tibetans but also their ancest...