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NSF PR 04-131 - September 29, 2004

 
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Image 1

Oldest stratum at Majuangou

Overview of the oldest excavated archaeological stratum at Majuangou, with stone artifacts and fossilized bones preserved on an animal-trampled surface.
Credit: Permission granted, R. Potts
 

Image 2

Tools excavated at Majuangou

Stone artifacts and modified bones from Majuangou. Top left, nortch made on a flake. Top right, chopper made on angular fragment. Middle left, multi-platform polyhedron made on angular fragment. Middle right, scraper made on a flake. Bottom left, hammerstone. Bottom right, mammalian long-bone fragments with impact notches and flake scars.
Credit: Permission granted, R. Potts
 
 
 
     
 


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