Technological strategy and mobility of Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers in the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: a case study from Tshem gzhung kha thog

doi:10.1007/s12520-020-01188-x

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	Technological strategy and mobility of Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers in the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: a case study from Tshem gzhung kha thog
	Han, Fang 1,2,3,4; He, Yuanhong 4; Du, Wei 5; Cai, Linghai 5; Lu, Hongliang 4,6
	2020-09-25
发表期刊	ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ISSN	1866-9557
卷号	12 期号:10 页码:17
通讯作者	Lu, Hongliang([email protected])
摘要	Microblade technology occupies an important position for understanding the process of peopling of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau; however, the region's specific technological behaviour has been unclear due to a lack of research. Here, we introduce the newly excavated site of Tshem gzhung kha thog (TGKT, in Chinese is Canxionggashuo), located at 4016 m above sea level on the northeast Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, with a focus on its lithic assemblage. Following the approach ofchaine operatoire, we reconstruct the reduction sequence, and, from the perspective of the organization of technology, we explore the technology's implications for hunter-gatherer mobility in this area. Combining the lithic assemblage and the chronological sequence, we hypothesize that TGKT was a workshop occupied by logistically organized hunter-gatherers who used high-quality siliceous rocks found near the site to produce microblades, primarily, to adapt to a limited stay in this high-elevation area. The gradual climatic warming during the Holocene provided better conditions for peopling the high-elevation area; however, considering the distance between the higher and lower elevation areas, we hypothesize that TGKT was not used logistically by lower-elevation foragers but by foragers whose residential base was located elsewhere in the region near the TGKT.
关键词	Holocene Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Tshem gzhung kha thog Microblade Lithic analysis Technological strategy High logistical mobility
DOI	10.1007/s12520-020-01188-x
关键词[WOS]	PERMANENT HUMAN OCCUPATION ; RAW-MATERIAL ; ORGANIZATION ; LUMINESCENCE ; AGRICULTURE ; SETTLEMENT ; WEST ; LAKE
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDA2004010104] ; National Social Science Foundation of China[14BKG005]
项目资助者	Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Social Science Foundation of China
WOS研究方向	Anthropology ; Archaeology ; Geology
WOS类目	Anthropology ; Archaeology ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:000572641900001
出版者	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/18092
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Lu, Hongliang
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, 142 Xizhimenwai St, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 2.CAS Ctr Excellence Life & Paleoenvironm, 142 Xizhimenwai St, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 4.Sichuan Univ, Dept Archeol, Chengdu 610000, Peoples R China 5.Qinghai Prov Inst Cultural Relics & Archaeol, Xining 810000, Peoples R China 6.Sichuan Univ, Ctr Tibetan Studies, Chengdu 610000, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Han, Fang,He, Yuanhong,Du, Wei,et al. Technological strategy and mobility of Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers in the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: a case study from Tshem gzhung kha thog[J]. ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES,2020,12(10):17.
APA	Han, Fang,He, Yuanhong,Du, Wei,Cai, Linghai,&Lu, Hongliang.(2020).Technological strategy and mobility of Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers in the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: a case study from Tshem gzhung kha thog.ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES,12(10),17.
MLA	Han, Fang,et al."Technological strategy and mobility of Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers in the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: a case study from Tshem gzhung kha thog".ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES 12.10(2020):17.