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S_162
Paleolithic Human Dynamics and Environmental Adaptations in the Tibetan Plateau and Its Surroundings
Lead Convener
Hao Li Alpine Paleoecology and Human Adaptation Group, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences & State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment 16 Lincui Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China. lihao@itpcas.ac.cn
Co Convener(s)
Ben Marwick Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. bmarwick@uw.edu Shuai Zhang Alpine Paleoecology and Human Adaptation Group, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences & State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment szhang@itpcas.ac.cn
Session Keywords
Tibetan Plateau, Paleolithic, Human adaptation, High-altitude, Climate change
Commission
HABCOM
Abstract Category
Geoarcheology
Session Description
This session investigates the complex population dynamics and adaptive strategies of the Middle and Upper Paleolithic humans on the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent regions. Through archaeological, paleoenvironmental, genetic, and chronological evidence, we aim to understand how early populations coped with extreme environmental stressors, including high-altitude hypoxia, climatic oscillations, and ecological shifts. Recent discoveries from key sites reveal diverse technological adaptations, mobility patterns, and subsistence strategies. We welcome contributions from a range of disciplines, including archaeology, chronology, paleoclimatology, geomorphology, and paleoecology, addressing human-environment interaction of Paleolithic populations in this challenging environment.
