International Symposium on Paleoanthropology in Commemoration ofthe 80th Anniversary of the Discovery of the First Skull of Peking Man andthe First Asian Conference on Quaternary ResearchBeijing, 19-23 October, 2009
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In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the discovery of the first skull of Peking Man,
the International Symposium on Paleoanthropology and the First Conference on Quaternary
Research of Asia will be jointly held in Beijing, 19-23 October, 2009. A special session on“Suyanggae and Her Neighbors” and the Asian Paleolithic Association’s annual meeting will beconcurrently held during the symposium. The organizing committee warmly invites colleagues
and friends around the world to join the symposium. The theme of the symposium is: HumanEvolution and Environment Changes. Both oral and poster contributions are welcome. Topics ofscientific sessions planned are as follows:
1. Origin and evolution of humans
1.1 Origin of early hominids
1.2 Origin of modern humans
1.3 Aspects of human evolution
2. Early human Behaviors and cultures
2.1 New discoveries of Paleolithic in Asia
2.2 Migration and interaction of early humans between the East and the West
2.3 Interdisciplinary study of Paleolithic archaeology
3. Changes in geological environment and human activities in Asia
3.1 Environmental background for the evolution of early hominids
3.2 Environmental change and development of civilization
3.3 Recent human activity and its environmental effects
Sponsors:
The Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Association for Quaternary Research
The Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Co-Organizer:
The Zhoukoudian Museum of Peking Man
Financial Supports:
National Natural Sciences Foundation of China
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Organizing Committee:
Chairman: Ding Zhongli
Vice Chairmen: Wu Xinzhi, Liu Jiaqi, Zhu Rixiang, Gao Xing

Members: Chai Yucheng, Ding Zhongli, Fu Bojie, Gao Xing, Guo Zhengtang, Han Jiamao, HouYamei, Jin Changzhu, Liu Jiaqi, Liu Wu, Wu Xinzhi, Xiao Jule, Wang Youping, Yao
Yupeng, Zhou Liping, Zhou Shaoping, Zhu Rixiang, A. Derevianko, H. Kumai, Y.
Lavrushin, Y.J. Lee, K. Okumura, Y.A. Park, Y. Saito, A.K. Singhvi, I. Takashi, A. Velichko,K.Y. Wei
Secretariat: Xiao Jule, Zhang Yi, Cui Ning, Che Jianguo
Arrangements of the Symposium
1. Schedule
19 October, 2009:Registration, Xiyuan Hotel, Beijing
20 October, 2009:Opening ceremony and key-note speeches
21 October, 2009:Oral presentations panels
22 October, 2009:Morning: oral presentations panels
Afternoon: poster sessions
23 October, 2009:
Mid-conference excursion (the Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian) andclosing ceremony
2. Accommodation
The symposium sessions will take place at Xiyuan Hotel(http://www.xiyuanhotel.com.cn/web/english/index.aspx), which is across street of the IVPP.
The official conference hotel for accommodation is the Xiyuan Hotel, and a special rate will beavailable for the reservation made before the start of the conference. Should you have your own
selection of hotels nearby, we would be happy to provide information but offer no reservation.
A. The Xiyuan Hotel wing building (also known as Xiyuan Hotel Villas)
Single Room RMB 258yuan/day (about $ 40US per day)Standard Room A (one bed) RMB 400yuan/day (about $60US per day)Standard Room B (two beds) RMB 400yuan/day (about $60US per day)
Deluxe Room A (one bed) RMB 458yuan/day (about $70US per day)
Deluxe Room B (two beds) RMB 458yuan/day (about $70US per day)
B. The Xiyuan Hotel main buildingStandard Room A (one bed) RMB 610yuan/day (bout $90US per day)Standard Room B (two beds) RMB 610yuan/day (bout $90US per day)
Please specify your choice in the registration form.
3. Registration
Registration fee is $400US for professional participants, $250US for students andaccompanying persons. The registration fee covers the symposium materials (for professionaland student participants), banquet, meals (except the supper on October 22) and mid-conference
excursion.
Reduced registration fee is offered for early payment: $300US for professional participants
and $200US for students and accompanying persons, which should be made before 31 August
2009. To make the advanced payments, please use the Bank Wire Transfer. The bankinformation shows below:

Bank Name: Bank of China Beijing New Century Hotel Sub-Branch
Add: No.6 South Road Capital Gymnasium, Hai Dian District, Beijing 100044, China
SWIFT Code: BKCHCNBJ110
Account Name: Cui Ning
Account Number: 4080300-0188-042991-8
Please kindly fill in the form of the SECOND CIRCULAR REPLY and return it, before 10
July 2009, to the secretariat via email (kjc@ivpp.ac.cn), fax (+86-10-68337001) or normal post
to the address below:
Research OfficeInstitute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
Xiwai Street 142, Beijing 100044, China
4. Field Trips
Two routes of post-symposium field excursion are planned.
Route 1 (3 days, RMB2000yuan or $300US/person): Nihewan Paleolithic Site (Yangyuan county, Hebei),Xujiaoyao Paleolithic Site (Yanggao county, Datong, Shanxi), the Huayan Monastery of Datong and theworld cultural heritage-Yungang Grottoes (Datong, Shanxi)

24 Oct (Day 1): Beijing-Yangyuan-Nihewan (overnight stay at Yangyuan)
25 Oct (Day 2): Yangyuan-Xujiayao-Datong (overnight stay at Datong)
26 Oct (Day 3): The Huayan Monastery of Datong-Yungang Grottoes-Beijing
The field trip fee includes transportation during the field trip, 2 nights lodging and 3 days
meals, and tickets to the sightseeing spots.
Route 2 (5 days, RMB5000yuan or $750US/person): Guangxi Bose Basin Paleolithic sites,Guangxi Bubing Basin Quaternary fossil locations, Gaolingpo Paleolithic site, Chongzuo
Cave Biota and the UNESCO world heritage-the Rock Painting of the Mountain Huashan
24 Oct (Day 1): Beijing to Nanning by Air; Nanning to Baise by bus(overnight stay at Baise)
25 Oct (Day 2): Morning, visit Fengshudao paleolithic site;
Afternoon, visit the Youjiang Ethnic Museum and the Deng Xiaoping Memorial Hall
(overnight stay at Baise)
26 Oct (Day 3): Morning, visit MehuiDong Cave site in Bubing Basin;
Afternoon, visit Gaolingpo paleolithic site; then move to Chongzuo;
Evening, a tour of Quaternary fossil collections(overnight stay at Chongzuo Ecological Park)
27 Oct (Day 4): Morning, visit Chongzuo cave fossil localities;
Afternoon, visit the UNESCO world heritage-the Rock Painting of the Mountain
Huashan.
Evening, watch the white-headed langur (Presbytis leucocephalus)(overnight stay at Chongzuo Ecological Park)
28 Oct (Day 5): Chongzuo to Nanning Airport, departure
The field trip fee includes Beijing-Nanning round-trip airfare, transportation during thefield trip, 4 nights lodging and meals, and tickets to the sightseeing spots. If you plan not tocome back to Beijing after the end of the tour, you will get the refund for the one-way airfare.

Please note that the reservation for the field trips will be on the first come first service basis
due to the limited seats available. However, if the reservation is less than 8 persons per trip, wemay have to cancel the field trip.
5. Call for Abstracts
All abstracts (in English and within 1 A4 page) should be submitted no later than 10 July
2009. The abstract should include: title, authors’ names (capitalized family names), theinstitutions and addresses, email address of the corresponding author and main-text of abstracts (seethe example below). The abstract should be submitted 1.5 spaced in 11-point, Times New Roman font,with 2.5 cm margins top, left and right, 2.0 cm bottom margin. Figures are not permitted. The abstract
should be created in, or converted to, Microsoft Word 2000 or 2003.

6. Language
The official languages of the symposium are English and Chinese.
7. Presenter Audio-Visual Instructions and Requirements
All presentations must be loaded on the CONFERENCE COMPUTER the day before thepresentation.
All meeting rooms will be equipped with
>1 Windows computer, with CD/DVD drive, PC-XP with Office 2000/ PowerPoint 2000 orOffice 2003/ PowerPoint 2003.
>1 or 2 screens, depending on room size, LCD projectors, laser pointer and microphone. Youwill not be permitted to connect your own computer to the LCD projector. Bring yourpresentation on CD or memory stick and bring a backup copy. Your presentation must be in aformat that is compatible with the equipment listed above.
8. Guidelines for Poster
Posters are on display throughout the symposium and an afternoon session will be allocatedfor poster viewing.
The standard poster size is 0.9m wide x 1.2m high. Smaller, landscaped-size posters areacceptable.
9. Weather
Beijing’s temperature in October is about 13 degree C (day) – 4 degree C (night).
Remember to check the weather before your travel. Beijing adopts the GMT+8 Time Zone.
10. Key Dates
Second circular reply and abstract submission before 10 July 2009
Early payment with reduced fee before 31 August 2009
11. Conference Website
Please regularly check the following website for information update:
http://www.ivpp.ac.cn/en/peking_conference/peking_conference.html

Preliminary Report on the Excavations of Shuidonggou Localities 3,4,5 in Ningxia
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WANG Huimin1, PEI Shuwen , MA Xiaoling , FENG Xingwu2
1. Institute of Archeology of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan 750001;
2. Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing 100044
hmwang@gmail.com

The Localities 3, 4 and 5, which distributed in the southwest margin of the Shuidonggou basin, arethe important localities of Shuidonggou site. These localities were not formally excavated since
discovered in 1923. The three localities were excavated from August to October 2004, as a salvage
archeological project due to the construction of the diversion channel of Ningdong Heavy ChemicalBase. The excavations exposed an area of about 80 m2. More than thousand of stone artifacts and ostrich
egg fragments were excavated and collected from the three localities.
The upper cultural layer and surface lithic assemblage: a total of 928 pieces (479 from surface and347 from layer ① of locality 4; 102 from upper layer and surface of localities 3,5) of stone artifacts
were excavated and collected from the localities 3,4,and 5. More than 30% of blade and high percent ofchert as the raw material is the main character. Preliminary analysis of retouched tools and technique aswell as the stage of fossilization of ostrich egg fragments and extinction age of the ostrich in the region
indicate that the lithic assemblage stage of localities 3,4 and 5 can be put to the end Upper Paleolithic toearly Lower Neolithic of China.
The lower cultural layer lithic assemblage: about 85 pieces of stone artifacts were excavated fromthe layer ⑥ of the three localities, which seems more primitive in the cultural feature than the upper
cultural layer by analyzing the type, morphology and technique of the stone artifacts. About 61.5% of theraw materials were dolomite, which shows similar to the Shuidonggou cultural of Upper Paleolithic in
North China. Cores, flakes, blade and biface retouched tools are the main classes without typicalmicrolith and levallois-style cores. The principal technique is direct hammer percussion with commonly
core preparation, which the bipolar and soft-hammer percussion are seldom flaking technique.

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