Variations in the Upper Paleolithic adaptations of North China: A review of the evidence and implications for the onset of food production
S Chen, PL Yu�- Archaeological Research in Asia, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Upper Paleolithic (UP) of North China has the richest archaeological data and
longest history of research in the Paleolithic archaeology of China, but there is a relative lack
of systematic studies addressing human adaptations. This paper explores the spatial and
temporal variability of human adaptations in terms of mobility, the key variable in the
adaptive systems of hunter-gatherers. We find that before the UP, little adaptive
differentiation is shown in the archaeological record of North China. The early Upper�…
longest history of research in the Paleolithic archaeology of China, but there is a relative lack
of systematic studies addressing human adaptations. This paper explores the spatial and
temporal variability of human adaptations in terms of mobility, the key variable in the
adaptive systems of hunter-gatherers. We find that before the UP, little adaptive
differentiation is shown in the archaeological record of North China. The early Upper�…