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The Acheulean in Asia?: A Review of Research on Korean Palaeolithic Culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2014

William S. Ayres  and
Song Nai Rhee
William S. Ayres
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon
Song Nai Rhee
Affiliation:
North-west Christian College
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A recent monograph written by three prominent Korean archaeologists reports on the results of the past 20 years of research on Korean palaeolithic sites. Discussed are tasks completed, projects underway, and suggestions for future work to be done on palaeolithic remains in the Korean Peninsula. Particularly significant is the chapter on the archaeology of the Jǒngok-ni site which has produced many palaeolithic artefacts; among these the excavators find a high percentage of handaxes and other core bifaces, a cultural phenomenon claimed to be unique in East Asian prehistoric technology.

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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 50 , Issue 1 , December 1984 , pp. 35 - 48
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1984

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