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

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: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2004-12-01
Series:Documenta Praehistorica
Subjects:
China
Palaeolithic
Neolithic
polished stone tools
Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/2186

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