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© 2025 Elsevier LtdHigh-resolution microstratigraphic investigations of tropical-subtropical cave deposits hold significant potential for profoundly expanding our understanding of how both environmental and anthropogenic factors affect regional sedimentary systems. Recent multi-proxy geoarchaeological research at Fodongdi Cave in Yunnan Province, South China, has uncovered rich Late Palaeolithic sedimentary and archaeological deposits. This study integrates results from soil micromorphology, sedimentology (particle-size, magnetic susceptibility), geochemistry (μFTIR, Raman, μXRF, pXRF), and radiocarbon dating. These analyses reveal various sedimentary, diagenetic, and biogenic formation processes, as well as indicators of anthropogenic activities such as shell midden and combustion features. We identify three main phases of human occupation at Fodongdi Cave (18.4–13.6 cal ka BP), each characterized by distinct types of activities that include a specialist subsistence strategy, long-term occupation within the cave, and activity concentrated near the cave entrance. By comparing our results with high-resolution regional climatic records, we suggest an interactive relationship between terminal Pleistocene climate change and human adaptive strategies in South China and Southeast Asia.
Author(s): Wu J-X, Gao F, Zhang Y-X, Liu H-Y, Zhao X-Z, Qiu K-W, Storozum M, Shillito L-M, Jin X
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Archaeological Science
Year: 2025
Volume: 184
Print publication date: 01/12/2025
Online publication date: 06/11/2025
Acceptance date: 26/10/2025
ISSN (print): 0305-4403
ISSN (electronic): 1095-9238
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2025.106416
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2025.106416
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