Lithic assemblages from the Chang Tang region, northern Tibet
PJ Brantingham, JW Olsen, GB Schaller�- Antiquity, 2001 - cambridge.org
PJ Brantingham, JW Olsen, GB Schaller
Antiquity, 2001•cambridge.orgArchaeological evidence from the Chang Tang Reserve suggests that humans may have
first colonized the Tibetan Plateau during the late Pleistocene. Blade, bladelet and
microblade technologies are found as surface assemblages in a variety of contexts above
4500 m elevation. The lack of modern analogues for foraging populations in high-elevation
environments brings about a reconsideration of the diversity and organization of Pleistocene
hunter-gatherer adaptations.
first colonized the Tibetan Plateau during the late Pleistocene. Blade, bladelet and
microblade technologies are found as surface assemblages in a variety of contexts above
4500 m elevation. The lack of modern analogues for foraging populations in high-elevation
environments brings about a reconsideration of the diversity and organization of Pleistocene
hunter-gatherer adaptations.
Archaeological evidence from the Chang Tang Reserve suggests that humans may have first colonized the Tibetan Plateau during the late Pleistocene. Blade, bladelet and microblade technologies are found as surface assemblages in a variety of contexts above 4500 m elevation. The lack of modern analogues for foraging populations in high-elevation environments brings about a reconsideration of the diversity and organization of Pleistocene hunter-gatherer adaptations.
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