摘要
Ostrich eggshell beads and fragments collected from SDG site reflect primordial art and a kind of symbolic behavior of modern humans. Based on stratigraphic data and OSL dating, these ostrich eggshell beads are probably in Early Holocene (< 10 ka BP). Two different prehistoric manufacturing pathways are usually used in the manufacture of ostrich eggshell beads in Upper Paleolithic. According to statistic analysis of the characteristics of ostrich eggshell beads, Pathway 1 is identified from these collections. In pathway 1, blanks are drilled prior to being trimmed to rough discs. They exhibit great potential for the study of the origin of primordial art and the development of ancient cultures and provide important data for studying behavioral options adopted by hominids in SDG area. In addition, they bear important implications for the origin of modern humans in East Asia.
Ostrich eggshell beads and fragments collected from SDG site reflect primordial art and a kind of symbolic behavior of modern humans. Based on stratigraphic data and OSL dating, these ostrich eggshell beads are probably in Early Holocene （〈 10 ka BP）o Two different prehistoric manufacturing pathways are usually used in the manufacture of ostrich eggshell beads in Upper Paleolithic. Accord- ing to statistic analysis of the characteristics of ostrich eggshell beads, Pathway 1 is identified from these collections. In pathway 1, blanks are drilled prior to being trimmed to rough discs. They exhibit great potential for the study of the origin of primordial art and the development of ancient cultures and provide important data for studying behavioral options adopted by hominids in SDG area. In addition, they bear important implications for the origin of modern humans in East Asia.
作者
WANG ChunXue1,2,3, ZHANG Yue1,3,4, GAO Xing1,3, ZHANG XiaoLing1,2,3 & WANG HuiMin1,5 1 Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
2 Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
3 Joint Laboratory of Human Evolution and Archaeometry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
4 State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing 210008, China
5 Ningxia Provincial Institute of Archaeology, Yinchuan 750001, China
基金
Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB 806400)
Specific Basic Research Program of Ministry of Sciences and Technol-ogy of China (Grant No. 2007FY110200)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. J0630965)
Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
