On the possible use of fire by Homo erectus at Zhoukoudian,China  

作　　者：Maohua Zhong Congling Shi Xing Gao Xinzhi Wu Fuyou Chen Shuangquan Zhang Xingkai Zhang John W.Olsen 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Transportation Safety,China Academy of Safety Science and Technology [2]Key Laboratory for Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins,Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology,Chinese Academy of Sciences [3]School of Anthropology,University of Arizona

出　　处：《Chinese Science Bulletin》2014年第3期335-343,共9页

基　　金：supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA05130202);was identified as a Major Basic Research Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2007FY110200);Support was also received from the State Administration of Work Safety

摘　　要：For decades,the so-called Peking Man(Homo erectus pekinensis)at Zhoukoudian has been considered to be a hominin that engaged in the controlled production and management of fire.However,relatively recent analyses have cast doubt on this assertion.The most compelling reason for this doubt was the absence of siliceous aggregates in the Zhoukoudian deposits.This study presents evidence establishing the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus pekinensis through analyses of four soil samples sourced from Layers 4 and 6 at Zhoukoudian Locality 1.These results demonstrate that all four specimens contain siliceous aggregates as well as elemental carbon,and the potassium content of the insoluble residues of these specimens ranges between 1.21%and 2.94%.The analyses provide strong evidence of the in situ use of fire by Homo erectus pekinensis.For decades, the so-called Peking Man （Homo erectus pekinensis） at Zhoukoudian has been considered to be a hominin that engaged in the controlled production and management of fire. However, relatively recent analyses have cast doubt on this assertion. The most compelling reason for this doubt was the absence of siliceous aggre-gates in the Zhoukoudian deposits. This study presents evidence establishing the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus pekinensis through analyses of four soil samples sourced from Layers 4 and 6 at Zhoukoudian Locality 1. These results demonstrate that all four specimens contain siliceous aggregates as well as elemental carbon, and the potassium content of the insoluble residues of these specimens ranges between 1.21% and 2.94 %. The analyses provide strong evidence of the in situ use of fire by Homo erectus pekinensis.

关 键 词：周口店 直立人 用火 中国 土壤样品 大白菜 北京猿人 古人类 

分 类 号：Q981[天文地球—古生物学与地层学]