Rock Art Research

Vol. 33 No. 1 (2016)
Published : May 13, 2016

MICROEROSION DATING OF XIANJU PETROGLYPHS, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA

Jin Anni (1), Xiao Bo (2), Zhang Jiaxing (3), Tang Huisheng (4)

(1) Department of History, School of Social Development, Nanjing Normal University, China
(2) Department of History, School of Social Development, Nanjing Normal University, China
(3) School of Ethnology and Sociology, Minzu University, China
(4) International Centre for Rock Art Dating (ICRAD), Hebei Normal University, China
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Abstract

A survey conducted in November 2014 in Xianju County, China, has profitably utilised the soundly dated rock inscription Wufubei for microerosion calibration. A small team has managed to secure a calibration curve and eleven age estimates from petroglyphs of Xiaofangyan and Songlongshan sites, which are two of the nine petroglyph sites known in Xianju. It is the first time Xianju petroglyphs have been subjected to attempts of direct dating.