Ages for hominin occupation in Lushi Basin, middle of South Luo River, central China

Lu, Huayu; Sun, Xuefeng; Wang, Shejiang; Cosgrove, Richard; Zhang, Hongyan; Yi, Su; Ma, Xiaolin; Wei, Ming; Yang, Zhenyu

doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.12.009

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“…By combining these data with a few typical archaeological sites, representative formations of an area could be established for setting up a benchmark to better understand regional environmental changes. Dating methods such AMS 14 C, OSL and palaeo-geomagnetism are now routinely used to provide chronologies of archaeological sites (Zhang et al, 2009a;Broni c et al, 2010;Lu et al, 2011). Reconstruction of palaeoenvironment changes is mainly based on bio-lithostratigraphy, geochemistry, environmental magnetism and sedimentology (Zhu et al, 1996;Yu et al, 1998;Zhu et al, 1998;Yu et al, 1999;Zhang et al, 2000;Zhang et al, 2002a,b,c).…”

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Holocene environmental change and archaeology, Yangtze River Valley, China: Review and prospects

Zhu

et al. 2012

Geoscience Frontiers

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Holocene environmental change and environmental archaeology are important components of an international project studying the human-earth interaction system. This paper reviews the progress of Holocene environmental change and environmental archaeology research in the Yangtze River Valley over the last three decades, that includes the evolution of large freshwater lakes, Holocene transgression and sea-level changes, Holocene climate change and East Asian monsoon variation, relationship between the rise and fall of primitive civilizations and environmental changes, cultural interruptions and palaeoflood events, as well as relationship between the origin of agriculture and climate change. These research components are underpinned by the dating of lacustrine sediments, stalagmites and peat to establish a chronology of regional environmental and cultural evolution. Interdisciplinary and other environment proxy indicators need to be used in comparative studies of archaeological site formation and natural sedimentary environment in the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Valley. Modern technology such as remote sensing, molecular bioarchaeology, and virtual reality, should be integrated with currently used dating, geochemical, sedimentological, and palaeobotanical methods of analysis in environmental archaeology macro-and micro-studies, so as to provide a greater comprehensive insight into Holocene environmental and cultural interaction and change in the Yangtze River Valley area. ª 2012, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Peking University. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Holocene environmental change and archaeology, Yangtze River Valley, China: Review and prospects

Zhu

et al. 2012

Geoscience Frontiers

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“…Previous studies confirm that OSL dating has great advantage to determine the ages of loess formations (e.g. Lu et al, 2007;Lai et al, 2008Lai et al, , 2009Jiang et al, 2009;Qin and Zhou, 2009;Zhang et al, 2009;Wang et al, 2010;Lu et al, 2011Lu et al, , 2013. However, applying OSL dating to lake sediments meets a few problems, such as partial bleaching of quartz samples (e.g.…”

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OSL and pollen concentrate 14C dating of dammed lake sediments at Maoxian, east Tibet, and implications for two historical earthquakes in AD 638 and 952

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Quaternary International

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“…China is a key area of early human settlement in East Asia during the Pleistocene. The Qinling Mountain Range (QMR) in Central China is a recognized center of early human occupation (Woo, 1964(Woo, , 1966Xue, 1987;Li and Etler, 1992;Wang et al, 1997Wang et al, , 2004Wang et al, , 2005Wang et al, , 2008SPIA et al, 2007SPIA et al, , 2008Lu et al, 2007Lu et al, , 2011aLu et al, , 2012Lu et al, , 2017Wang andLu, 2014, 2016;Sun et al, 2017), which can correspond to the well-known Nihewan Basin in North China (Chia and Wei, 1978;Zhu et al, 2001;Deng et al, 2006). The QMR is highlighted by hundreds of Paleolithic open-air sites and characteristic artifacts, such as hand axes, spheroids, picks, and heavy-duty scrapers (Wang et al, 2005;SPIA et al, 2007).…”

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“…A few Paleolithic sites in the QMR, such as Liuwan (Lu et al, 2007(Lu et al, , 2011bSun et al, 2014), Qijaojiayao (Lu et al, 2007(Lu et al, , 2011a, Yaochangwan (Sun et al, 2012;, and Luojiacun (Sun et al, 2017), have been dated approximately 0.60 Ma. The period of dense hominin settlement in the QMR was approximately 0.60 Ma.…”

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“…All these Paleolithic sites are covered with thin loess deposits along medium-sized rivers. We dated many Paleolithic sites (Lu et al, 2007(Lu et al, , 2011a(Lu et al, , 2011bSun et al, 2012Sun et al, , 2014Sun et al, , 2016Sun et al, , 2017 in the QMR using pedostratigraphic correlation with the well-dated loess-paleosol sequence of the Luochuan loess section of the central Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP). We identified a certain range of age error in these Paleolithic sites due to restrictions imposed by the paleomagnetic dating method and the problematic magnetic susceptibility used in thin and atypical loess deposition areas.…”

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Cosmogenic nuclide burial dating of Liuwan Paleolithic site in the Luonan Basin, Central China

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The Luonan Basin is a key region of early human settlement in Central China with more than 300 discovered Paleolithic sites. Artifact layer 1 of the Liuwan site was dated to approximately 0.6 million years (Ma) based on correlation with the well-dated loess-paleosol sequence of the central Chinese Loess Plateau. This study reassessed the age of the Liuwan artifact layer via an absolute dating method, namely, 26 Al/ 10 Be burial dating. We determined the burial age of artifact layer 1, which was most likely at least 0.60 ± 0.12 Ma (1ơ), using three simple burial ages. The new burial age confirmed the previous estimated age and provided a considerably accurate age range. Therefore, we suggest the use of the 26 Al/ 10 Be burial dating method in thin loess-covered Paleolithic sites around the Qinling Mountain Range is helpful to understand the early human behavior.

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Ages for hominin occupation in Lushi Basin, middle of South Luo River, central China

Cited by 36 publications

References 18 publications

Holocene environmental change and archaeology, Yangtze River Valley, China: Review and prospects

Holocene environmental change and archaeology, Yangtze River Valley, China: Review and prospects

OSL and pollen concentrate 14C dating of dammed lake sediments at Maoxian, east Tibet, and implications for two historical earthquakes in AD 638 and 952

Cosmogenic nuclide burial dating of Liuwan Paleolithic site in the Luonan Basin, Central China

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