一前言雕刻器是中国以小石器为主的旧石器遗址中常见的石器类型之一。这种石器类型延续的时代,从旧石器时代早期一直到旧石器时代结束;分布的范围几乎与中国旧石器时代遗址的分布范围相同。迄今为止,以雕刻器命名的石制品,发表的总数已近350件(统计资料截止到1985年末)。许多研究者对这些石制品分别作过描述与研究,积累了丰富的材料。对雕刻器的制作工艺、使用功能进行综合讨论有助于认识这类石制品在中 A foreword An engraver is one of the most common stone types in the Paleolithic site in China. This type of stone continued the era, from the early Paleolithic until the end of the Paleolithic; distribution range almost the same as the Paleolithic sites in China. So far, the number of stone articles named after the engraver has been published in a total of nearly 350 (as of the end of 1985). Many researchers have described and studied these stone products separately and accumulated rich materials. The engraving machine production technology, the use of functional integrated discussion helps to understand such stone products in the