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DOI	10.1177/09596836231183060
	New evidence of prehistoric human activity on the central Tibetan plateau during the early to middle Holocene
	Wang, Leibin; Zhang, Haiwei; Zhang, David D.; Cheng, Hai; Zhang, Shengda; Li, Teng; Zhang, Yue; Wang, Xiaoqing; Wu, Zhifeng; Wang, Yafeng; Chen, Fahu
发表日期	2023
ISSN	0959-6836
EISSN	1477-0911
起始页码	1196
结束页码	1206
卷号	33 期号:10
英文摘要	The cold and hypoxic environment of the Tibetan Plateau was a major challenge for its prehistoric human occupants. The earliest known hominin occupation (or visitation) of the Tibetan Plateau was at similar to 200 ka, in the middle Pleistocene, and these hominins must have had survival strategies for this harsh environment. We report the discovery of 5 handprints and 17 footprints on the travertine near the outlet of the Quesang hot spring, a well-documented archeological site with well-studied hominin hand and footprints on the Tibetan Plateau. Based on ichnological analysis and U-Th dating, we found that these intentional and unintentional traces were impressed during the early to middle Holocene. Combined with the 19 previously-dated hand and footprints from around the hot spring, we conclude that this site was attractive to ancient humans who made repeated visits over a long period. The strengthened monsoon in the early and middle Holocene may have promoted the expansion of prehistoric human activity onto the central Tibetan Plateau. The frequent human activities near the Quesang hot spring imply that the widespread hot springs on the Tibetan Plateau provided resources that facilitated human survival in this cold and dry plateau region.
关键词	Handprints footprints U-Th dating Quesang spring Tibetan Plateau
英文关键词	PERMANENT HUMAN OCCUPATION; HUMAN FOOTPRINTS; SOUTHERN TIBET; INDIAN MONSOON; ASIAN MONSOON; HALF-LIVES; CAVE; FOOT; LUMINESCENCE; AGRICULTURE
WOS研究方向	Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001020624700001
来源期刊	HOLOCENE
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/283860
作者单位	Guangzhou University; Xi'an Jiaotong University; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS; Lanzhou University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Leibin,Zhang, Haiwei,Zhang, David D.,et al. New evidence of prehistoric human activity on the central Tibetan plateau during the early to middle Holocene[J],2023,33(10).
APA	Wang, Leibin.,Zhang, Haiwei.,Zhang, David D..,Cheng, Hai.,Zhang, Shengda.,...&Chen, Fahu.(2023).New evidence of prehistoric human activity on the central Tibetan plateau during the early to middle Holocene.HOLOCENE,33(10).
MLA	Wang, Leibin,et al."New evidence of prehistoric human activity on the central Tibetan plateau during the early to middle Holocene".HOLOCENE 33.10(2023).