摘要
洛阳地区经过多年的旧石器考古调查和发掘,已发现30多处旧石器遗址或地点.它们主要分布在黄河水系的洛河和伊河流域两岸的黄土堆积和洞穴中,也零星分布于长江水系的清河流域.该地区的远古人类历史可追溯到三、四十万年前的旧石器时代早期,经历了从直立人到智人的演化过程,他们对环境的适应性不断提高,可以灵活利用各种资源来满足生存需求,却始终保持简单石核石片技术传统,为中国古人类连续演化假说提供了重要的依据.
Abstract
After years of archaeological surveys and excavations in Luoyang area,over 30 palaeolithic sites,or spots,have been discovered.The majority are found in the loess deposits and caves along the Luohe River and the Yihe River,both of which belong to the Yellow River system,and some scatter in the basin of the Yuhe River,which is of the Yangtze River system.The history of ancient humans once lived in this area can be traced back to 300,000 to 400,000 years ago,i.e.,the early Palaeolithic Period.After their evolution from Homo erectus to Homo sapiens,they kept enhancing their adaptability to the environment,and could flexibly use various resources to meet their survival needs.But,their utilisation of simple stone flaking techniques persisted throughout.It is an important basis for the hypothesis of the continuous evolution of ancient humans in China.