百色六怀山遗址周边新发现的旧石器

Newly Discovered Paleolithic Remains Near the Liuhuaishan Site in Bose Basin

六怀山遗址是百色盆地内一处重要的旧石器时代早期遗址,2008年12月在其周边进行考查时,新发现旧石器地点3处,采集石制品37件。石制品类型包括石核、石片、砍砸器、手镐等;原料主要为石英岩、石英砂岩、粉砂岩等;石器毛坯主要为砾石,器型粗大,具有南方砾石石器工业的鲜明特征。初步分析显示,新发现地点属同一时段人类活动的结果,进一步的工作将有助于了解旷野遗址人类行为特点,丰富中国旧石器时代考古学研究的内涵。

The Liuhuaishan site is an important early Paleolithic site found in the Bose Basin. In December 2008, a short survey around this site was carried out and three Paleolithic localities were discovered with a collection of 37 stone artifacts. The stone artifact assemblage included cores （N--16）, flakes （N=5）, chunks （N=4）, choppers and chopping tools （N=7）, and picks （N=5）, which were mainly made of quartzite, silicarenite and siltstone. The size of all artifacts was large and most of the tools were retouched on pebbles. The characteristics of these stone artifacts showed very strong ties with the pebble tool tradition of south China. The stratigraphic observation on vermiculated red soil and the comparison of dating with tektites suggest that these newly discovered localities were formed in early stage of Middle Pleistocene. These three localities were buried in the same layer of vermieulated red soil. Preliminary analysis illustrates that they show similar technological features, distribute across a broad area and span a limited time range. With these details, a future project with a good stratigraphic and chronological control will be conducted to study the human behavior at open-air sites in south China.