New paleolithic site found in Tianjin, China

A joint team of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Preservation Center of Cultural Heritage in Tianjin found a new paleolithic site at the Sungezhuang village, Jixian County, Tianjin City, China in April 2005, and a total of 58 stone artifacts were unearthed. Researchers reported their findings in the latest issue of Acta Anthropologica Sinica 2013 (1).

The new paleolithic site was buried in the second terrace near the Prince Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty, and was named the Taiziling Paleolithic locality. Three stratigraphic layers of the second terrace were identified at this locality with a total thickness of more than 1 m. Archaeological materials were mainly collected from the 2nd layer, a light yellow silt with gravels 0.3-0.5 m in thickness. [...] Phys.org

Actualización 16-03-13. Nuevo yacimiento paleolítico encontrado en Tianjin, China

Un equipo conjunto, formado por el Instituto de Paleontología de Vertebrados y Paleoantropología (IVPP), la Academia China de Ciencias y el Centro de Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural de Tianjin, ha encontrado un nuevo yacimiento paleolítico en el pueblo Sungezhuang, región de Jixian, capital Tianjin, China, en abril de 2005, en el que se han descubierto un total de 58 artefactos de piedra. Los investigadores publicaron los resultados de hallazgos en el último número de Acta Anthropologica Sínica, 2013....