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Abstract

North-east China occupies an important geographic
position for understanding the process
of Neolithisation in East Asia. Although
archaeologists have long debated the trajectory
of change in this region, a lack of intensive survey
and excavation has precluded convincing
interpretations. This article presents research
on the newly excavated sites of Huayang and
Taoshan in the southern Lesser Khingan
Mountains, with a particular focus on the
lithic assemblages. Comparative and environmental
analyses demonstrate the largely uniform
trajectory of lithic technologies across
north-east China and close correspondence
with Late Glacial palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental
changes.