中国南西部のガンタンチン (Gantangqing) にある30万年前の木器
Jian-Hui Liu1, Qi-Jun Ruan1, Jun-Yi Ge2,3
1Yunnan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Kunming, China.
まとめ
古代・中期プレイストセンの木製の道具は,中国で発見されました. この発見は,東アジアの古石器時代の道具の洗練とヒトの適応に関する以前の仮定に異議を唱えます.
科学分野:
- 古人類学
- 考古学
- 史前時代
背景:
- プレイストセンの初期と中期の木器の証拠は,世界的に稀である.
- 現存する発見はアフリカと西ユーラシアに限られている.
- 木製の道具はヒトの行動や技術的な能力を 理解するのに不可欠です
研究 の 目的:
- 東アジアで木製の道具の発見を報告する
- これらの古代の木製の道具の種類と洗練性を分析するために
- この地域における中期プレイストセンのヒトの適応における 木材技術の役割を再評価する.
主な方法:
- ガンタンチン遺跡の考古学的発見と分析
- その場所の年代付けは 既知の年代順の方法を用いて行われています
- 木製の道具,石器,野生動物の遺骸を分析した.
主要な成果:
- 中国 の ガンタンチン で,掘り の 杖 や 尖った 道具 を 含む 木製 の 道具 35 件 が 発見 さ れ た.
- 石器,角のビレット (柔らかいハンマー),切断された骨との関連.
- 約36万から25万年前の場所 (95%CI).
結論:
- ガンタンチングの集積は,東アジアにおける中期プレイストセンの木器の使用の希少な証拠を提供します.
- これらの道具の洗練は,現代の東アジアの石器産業の単純さと対照的です.
- 木製の道具は 東アジアにおけるホミニンの生存と適応に 重要な役割を果たしたようです
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