@article{3577346e5a0a496f9a6c49cae4e10d31,
title = "The easternmost Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian) from Jinsitai Cave, North China",
abstract = "The dispersal of Neanderthals and their genetic and cultural interactions with anatomically modern humans and other hominin populations in Eurasia are critical issues in human evolution research. Neither Neanderthal fossils nor typical Mousterian assemblages have been reported in East Asia to date. Here we report on artifact assemblages comparable to western Eurasian Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian) at Jinsitai, a cave site in North China. The lithic industry at Jinsitai appeared at least 47–42 ka and persisted until around 40–37 ka. These findings expand the geographic range of the Mousterian-like industries at least 2000 km further to the east than what has been previously recognized. This discovery supplies a missing part of the picture of Middle Paleolithic distribution in Eurasia and also demonstrates the makers{\textquoteright} capacity to adapt to diverse geographic regions and habitats of Eurasia.",
keywords = "Jinsitai Cave, Lithic technology, Middle Paleolithic, Mousterian, North China",
author = "Feng Li and Kuhn, {Steven L.} and Fuyou Chen and Yinghua Wang and John Southon and Fei Peng and Mingchao Shan and Chunxue Wang and Junyi Ge and Xiaomin Wang and Tala Yun and Xing Gao",
note = "Funding Information: We are grateful to the Associate Editor and the three anonymous reviewers, whose edits and comments made this a better paper. This work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41672024 and 41502022 ), the Chinese Academy of Sciences Strategic Priority Research Program (Grant No. XDA05130202 ), and Funds for Paleontology Fieldwork and Fossil Preparation, CAS . F.L. thanks the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for a postdoctoral stipend and the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS ( 2017102 ), and S.K. thanks the Chinese Academy of Sciences President's International Fellowship Initiative (Grant No. 2015VEA013 ) for facilitating this study. X. Gao, F.Y. Chen, F. Peng, F. Li, Y.C. Zhao (IVPP), Y.H. Wang, M.C. Shan (Inner Mongolia Museum), H. Liu, J. Sai (Heritage Bureau of Xilinguole), and L. Su, Z. Han, D. Wu, T. Ba, N. Su, and R. Sai (Cultural Relics Administration of Dongwuzhumuqin) participated in the Jinsitai 2012–2013 excavations. We thank the Inner Mongolia Museum, the Heritage Bureau of Xilinguole, and the Cultural Relics Administration of Dongwuzhumuqin County for their support. L. Su was especially helpful in providing assistance for the 2012–2013 excavations. We also thank Q.J. Chen from Jilin University for providing easy access to the Jinsitai 2000–2001 collection. ",
year = "2018",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.10.004",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "114",
pages = "76--84",
journal = "Journal of Human Evolution",
issn = "0047-2484",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
}