Intensive use of Northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan plateau during the middle Holocene: New excavation of a base camp, Dongguotan site

Abstract

The available archaeological materials indicate that the hunter-gatherers with microblade technology were widespread across the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The limited chronological evidence and characteristics of the cultural remains suggest that most of the archaeological remains were temporary camps used for short periods of time. Our findings at the Dongguotan site indicate that hunter-gatherers established a camp site for relatively longer-term occupation on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau during the Middle Holocene, shedding light on the intensive use of this area.