Ref ID:	37554
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Zhou, Yuduan Forestier, Hubert Wu, Yun Ji, Xueping He, Chengpo Liang, Tingting Yang, Ruxi Wang, Tengfei Chen, Xiaoying Wei, Xuan Cai, Sifu Wei, Jun Li, Yinghua
Title:	Final Pleistocene-Early Holocene (∼40–8 ka) Lithic Industries in Southern China and Their Implications for Understanding the Prehistory of Mainland Southeast Asia
Date:	2024
Source:	Lithic Technology
DOI:	10.1080/01977261.2023.2247645
Abstract:	The cultural relationship between southern China and mainland Southeast Asia during the final Pleistocene-early Holocene is a major concern in prehistoric studies among scholars in both regions. During this period, the lithic assemblages are known to be predominantly cobble- based industries, grouped under the term “chopper-chopping tools tradition”. The analytical simplification of different assemblages may make typological sense, and this could explain why local technical expressions are not well documented; while the Hoabinhian technocomplex is a good example of cobble diversity and technological variability. To provide information on the various techno-cultural expressions on cobbles in southern China, this paper presents the results of four representative cobble assemblages from southern China studied from the chaîne opératoire perspective, and the inter-site comparison allowed us to identify their similarities and differences qualitatively and quantitatively. Finally, we discussed the strategic importance of southern China in the interpretation of techno-cultural phenomena in mainland Southeast Asia
Volume:	49
Number:	3
Page Start:	242
Page End:	260