Many archaeologists are of the opinion that there are two series of the palaeolithic traditions in North China. One is represented by the assemblages of chopper-chopping tool-heavy triangular points found out at such as Hsihoutu, Lantien Kehe, Tingts...
Many archaeologists are of the opinion that there are two series of the palaeolithic traditions in North China. One is represented by the assemblages of chopper-chopping tool-heavy triangular points found out at such as Hsihoutu, Lantien Kehe, Tingtsun and Emokou. Another is represented by the assemblages of such small implement as the small rounded scraper and burins found out at such as Locality I of the Choukoutien, Locality 15 of the Choukoutien, Hsuchiayao, Liujiacha, Zhiyu-Ordos, Upper cave of the Choukoutien and Xiaonanhai.
Those evidences suggest clearly that heavy triangular points (an integrate part of a tradition, for similar simple implements) was used at the Xihoudu site dating back more than a million years, and at Lantien sites about eight hundred thousands years ago. This tradition was kept on in the Gehe culture, forming a stepping-stone for the transition period to the Tingtsun culture and developing into the Emaokou culture.
The microlithic tradition of the Peking Man's culture is in that in the assemblage there are not only a number of microliths but also a great variety of the stone implements-bipolar cores, flakes, various forms of small points, scrapers, and gravers, which were dug up at Hsuchiayao, Liujiacha Zhiyu, Ordos, Upper cave of the Choukoutien and Xiaonanhai.