Current Research in Chinese Pleistocene Archaeology

These twelve papers, taken from a symposium held by the Society for American Archaeology in Philadelphia in 2000, provide an overview of recent developments in our understanding of the Chinese Palaeolithic.

Papers include a retrospective of the last fifty years of Palaeolithic archaeology and studies of the role of Davidson Black, the palaeoenvironment, diet and behaviour of hominids, faunal evidence and dating methods.

The sites of Xiaochangliang and Panxian Dadong receive particular attention.

All papers are in English.