A new study led by a research team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Institute of Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) discovered a Paleolithic deer tooth artwork with complex carving patterns in the remains unearthed from the Gezishan site in Ningxia. , its age is about 13,000-12,000 years ago.
This is one of the most exquisite and intricately carved deer tooth ornaments in the Paleolithic Age, and it is also the only Paleolithic deer tooth ornament with complex carving patterns found in China so far.
This important study on the production and performance of early human works of art was carried out by Zhang Le, associate researcher of Gao Xing research team of the Institute of Paleo-Spine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and colleagues from many Chinese and foreign scientific research institutions. The research paper on decoration system was recently published online in the international professional academic journal "Frontiers of Earth Science".
On March 1, Zhang Le, the first author of the paper, accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency in Beijing to explain the research results of this Paleolithic deer tooth ornament.
(Reporter Sun Zifa produced Wu Rui)
Responsible editor: [Lu Yan]