The Tashuihe Site

The Tashuihe Site

The Tashuihe Site is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Tashuihe Site

The Tashuihe Site (Sixth Batch National Heritage)

Era: Paleolithic Age

Location: Tashuihe Village, Duohe Township, Lingchuan County

It is a cave-type rock shelter site. The site has yielded human skull fossils, mammal fossils, stone artifacts, burnt bones, as well as a large number of fragmented bone pieces and ash layers. The stone artifacts are mostly various types of scrapers, points, and awls made of black flint, with the points being finely and regularly crafted. Animal fossils include those of rhinoceros, horse, deer, spotted deer, argali, and sheep. According to dating, the site is approximately 26,000 years old. The Tashuihe Site has a rich cultural content, featuring not only a large number of stone artifacts and animal fossils but also human fossils, ash layers, and burnt bones, making it an important Paleolithic site.

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units