ReOSL dating of aeolian and fluvial sediments from Nihewan Basin, northern China and its environmental application

Abstract Although radiocarbon (14C) dating, uranium-series dating, and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating have been conducted for Upper Palaeolithic sites in the Nihewan Basin, northern China, there is room for constructing a detailed chronological framework. In this study, loess sediments collected from two Upper Palaeolithic sites, Youfang site and Hutouliang site, were dated using the single-aliquot regenerative-dose (SAR) OSL protocol. OSL measurements for palaeodoses estimation used fine-grained quartz samples extracted from loess. OSL dating results were obtained as 10–17 ka. These OSL ages were consistent with the related stratigraphy of Palaeolithic sites, archaeological evidence and independent 14C ages.

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Luminescence chronology for the Paleolithic site of Xinmiaozhuang Locality 1 (XMZ1) in the Nihewan Basin, northern China, and its paleoenvironmental and archaeological implications

Journal of Human Evolution ◽

10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.103033 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 157 ◽

pp. 103033

Author(s):

Fagang Wang ◽

Yujie Guo ◽

Qi Xian ◽

Manyue Li ◽

Xue Rui ◽

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Keyword(s):

Northern China ◽

Paleolithic Site ◽

Nihewan Basin

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Small mammal fauna of Early Pleistocene age from the Xiaochangliang site in the Nihewan Basin, Hebei, northern China

The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu) ◽

10.4116/jaqua.47.81 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 81-92 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Yingqi Zhang ◽

Yoshinari Kawamura ◽

Baoquan Cai

Keyword(s):

Small Mammal ◽

Northern China ◽

Early Pleistocene ◽

Nihewan Basin ◽

Mammal Fauna

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Holocene environmental changes and human activity at the Jijitan site in the Nihewan Basin, China

The Holocene ◽

10.1177/0959683618761544 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (7) ◽

pp. 1151-1159

Author(s):

Jingyao Lu ◽

Qinghai Xu ◽

Yao Liu ◽

Ya’nan Hu ◽

Manyue Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Human Activity ◽

Forest Cover ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Asian Summer Monsoon ◽

Regional Climate ◽

Peak Level ◽

Northern China ◽

High Northern Latitude ◽

The Holocene ◽

Nihewan Basin

Knowledge of the relationship between human activities and environmental changes during the Holocene is important for understanding the survival and development of prehistoric humans. Using AMS 14C dating and pollen and charcoal analysis, we reconstructed the history of environmental changes and human activity during the Holocene at the Jijitan site in the Nihewan Basin. During 13,000–7500 cal. yr BP, the East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM) gradually intensified and precipitation increased, the vegetation changed from temperate grassland to wooded grassland and human activity remained at a low intensity. During 7500–5500 cal. yr BP, the EASM reached peak level, and the climate was warm and humid interval, and human activity intensified substantially. Within this interval, from 6600 to 6000 cal. yr BP, the forests were burned to increase the area of farmland. After 5500 cal. yr BP, the forest cover continued to gradually decrease due to the combined influences of the weakening EASM and increasing human activity. Comparison with regional climate records shows that the optimum period of forest development in northern China was approximately 8000–5000 cal. yr BP, indicating that the EASM reached a peak level in the mid-Holocene, which we suggest may have been due to the reduced influence of the high northern-latitude ice sheets and rising global sea level, rather than in the early Holocene.

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Magnetostratigraphic dating of the Donggutuo and Maliang Paleolithic sites in the Nihewan Basin, North China

Quaternary Research ◽

10.1016/j.yqres.2005.04.001 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

Hongqiang Wang ◽

Chenglong Deng ◽

Rixiang Zhu ◽

Qi Wei ◽

Yamei Hou ◽

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Keyword(s):

North China ◽

Northern China ◽

Central China ◽

Early Pleistocene ◽

Paleomagnetic Data ◽

Magnetic Studies ◽

North Central ◽

Nihewan Basin

AbstractA detailed magnetostratigraphic investigation, coupled with rock-magnetic studies, was carried out on a lacustrine sequence in the eastern Nihewan Basin, Northern China, which contains the Donggutuo and Maliang Paleolithic sites. Magnetite and hematite were identified as the main carriers for the characteristic remanent magnetizations. Magnetostratigraphic results show that the lacustrine sequence recorded the late Matuyama and Brunhes chrons. Furthermore, the Maliang artifact layer occurs just below the Brunhes/Matuyama boundary, and the Donggutuo artifact layer is just below the Jaramillo onset. Therefore, the age of the Maliang and Donggutuo artifact layers can be definitely estimated to be about 0.78 myr and 1.1 myr, respectively. These two paleomagnetic ages, coupled with previously obtained paleomagnetic data of the Majuangou, Xiaochangliang, Banshan, Lantian, and Xihoudu Paleolithic sites, suggest an expansion and lengthy flourishing of human groups from northern to north-central China during the entire Early Pleistocene.

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