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Permanent Human Occupation of the Western Tibetan Plateau in the Early Holocene

Authors :
Hongliang Lu
Ziyan Li
Source :
Land, Vol 13, Iss 9, p 1484 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

Archaeological investigations worldwide have focused on when and how humans permanently settled in high-altitude environments. Recent evidence from Xiada Co, Qusongguo, and Dingzhonghuzhuzi in western Tibet, where lithic artifacts and radiocarbon dates with original deposits were first accessed, provides new insights into human activities in this extreme environment during the early Holocene. This paper examines the mobility and land-use patterns of foragers in western Tibet from the perspectives of lithic analysis. Assemblages from three sites suggest homogenous technologies and raw material use, as well as potential interaction network of hunter-gatherers within the plateau during the early Holocene. It further argues that the material exponents and travel cost models of site location supported permanent occupation of the western Tibetan Plateau in this period.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13091484 and 2073445X
Volume :
13
Issue :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Land
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f3a9be0a1a2d42cfa498b879af41dd65
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091484