根深蒂固的印度中古石器:印度安得拉邦德拉邦德拉邦德拉邦的Retlapalle的终端中石器石器组合
Devara Anil1, Monika Devi2,3, Gopesh Jha4,5
1Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India.
PloS one
|August 27, 2024
概括
印度中古石器时代对于了解早期人类行为至关重要,现在可以追溯到安得拉邦的139±17000年前. 这项研究揭示了在中世时期具有弹性的人类工具制造传统.
科学领域:
- 考古学的考古学
- 古人类学古人类学.
- 地质时间学 (Geochronology)
背景情况:
- 印度中古老石器 (MP) 是了解原始人行为和早期智人人的关键.
- 最近的发现表明,MP从中期普世时期的晚期阿丘尔文化中现场出现.
- 印度的MP文化表现出了对多巴超级火山爆发等气候事件的抵御力.
研究的目的:
- 调查来自安德拉邦雷特拉帕尔地区的中古石器时期文物.
- 通过光学刺激发光 (OSL) 测年法来确定带有文物层的年龄.
- 描述石质组合,以了解技术和行为模式.
主要方法:
- 在Retlapalle地区进行现场挖掘和文物回收.
- 沉积层的后红外红外模拟发光 (p-IR-IRSL) 测年.
- 石头工具组合的类型学和技术分析.
主要成果:
- 在Retlapalle的文物承载层被定年为139±17万年前 (ka).
- Retlapalle组装展示了不同的Levallois核心技术,各种修饰的工具,尖的工具和一些刀片.
- 这种约会将该遗址置于中世,扩大了印度此类遗址的已知时间范围.
结论:
- 雷特拉帕尔的发现为印度中代人类的行为提供了关键的新数据.
- 这项研究加强了该地区中古石器时代文化的古老和适应能力.
- 需要进一步的研究,才能充分理解这个未经探索的时期的印度中古石器时期的复杂性.
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