Early polished stone tools in South China evidence of the transition from Palaeolithic to Neolithic

The appearance of polished stone tools has been taken as one of the important indicators of the beginnings of the Neolithic. Early polished stone tools excavated in South China are discussed in this paper. The polishing technology developed from stone tools with polished blades to whole polished sto...

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Main Authors:	Chaohong Zhao, Xiaohong Wu, Tao Wang, Xuemei Yuan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) 2004-12-01
Series:	Documenta Praehistorica
Subjects:	China Palaeolithic Neolithic polished stone tools
Online Access:	https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/2186

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spelling	doaj-c48af99fb8de42d680412b214de980122020-11-24T22:24:34ZengZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)Documenta Praehistorica1408-967X1854-24922004-12-013110.4312/dp.31.91880Early polished stone tools in South China evidence of the transition from Palaeolithic to NeolithicChaohong Zhao0Xiaohong Wu1Tao Wang2Xuemei Yuan3School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, BeijingSchool of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, BeijingSchool of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, BeijingSchool of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, BeijingThe appearance of polished stone tools has been taken as one of the important indicators of the beginnings of the Neolithic. Early polished stone tools excavated in South China are discussed in this paper. The polishing technology developed from stone tools with polished blades to whole polished stone tools. Different kinds of polished stone tools appeared at different times. The earliest polished stone tools are axes, adyes and cutters, with only the blades polished. They date to 21000 - 19000 cal BP. The whole polished stone tools appeared thousands of years later. The relationship of thepolishing technology with other factors during the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic should be discussed after more detailed information has been obtained.https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/2186ChinaPalaeolithicNeolithicpolished stone tools
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title	Early polished stone tools in South China evidence of the transition from Palaeolithic to Neolithic
title_short	Early polished stone tools in South China evidence of the transition from Palaeolithic to Neolithic
title_full	Early polished stone tools in South China evidence of the transition from Palaeolithic to Neolithic
title_fullStr	Early polished stone tools in South China evidence of the transition from Palaeolithic to Neolithic
title_full_unstemmed	Early polished stone tools in South China evidence of the transition from Palaeolithic to Neolithic
title_sort	early polished stone tools in south china evidence of the transition from palaeolithic to neolithic
publisher	Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)
series	Documenta Praehistorica
issn	1408-967X 1854-2492
publishDate	2004-12-01
description	The appearance of polished stone tools has been taken as one of the important indicators of the beginnings of the Neolithic. Early polished stone tools excavated in South China are discussed in this paper. The polishing technology developed from stone tools with polished blades to whole polished stone tools. Different kinds of polished stone tools appeared at different times. The earliest polished stone tools are axes, adyes and cutters, with only the blades polished. They date to 21000 - 19000 cal BP. The whole polished stone tools appeared thousands of years later. The relationship of thepolishing technology with other factors during the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic should be discussed after more detailed information has been obtained.
topic	China Palaeolithic Neolithic polished stone tools
url	https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/2186
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Early polished stone tools in South China evidence of the transition from Palaeolithic to Neolithic

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