1999年起,南京博物院对苏南地区进行广泛的旧石器专题调查,当年在茅山北麓发现了句容放牛山等3处旧石器地点,同年底对放牛山遗址进行了发掘,获得了一批石制品~([1])。随后在茅山山脉的南麓和东麓陆续发现金坛曙光、和尚墩等多处石器遗址和地点,与放牛山遗址等构成以茅山为中心的苏南旧石器地点群。先期工作查明,和尚墩遗址和曙光地点包含人类遗存的堆积物面积大,出土石制品多,很可能是一处古人类的活动中 Since 1999, the Nanjing Museum conducted extensive paleolithic surveys on the southern Jiangsu region. Three paleolithic sites such as Jurong Mountain and Niu Mountain were discovered at the northern foot of Maoshan Mountain, and the site was excavated at the same year. Stone products ~ ([1]). Later, in the south foot of Maoshan Mountain and the eastern foot of the mountain, Jintan dawn, monk pier and many other stone tools sites and sites were discovered successively. Preliminary work to identify, monk pier site and the dawn of the site contains human remains of large area, unearthed stone products and more, it is likely an ancient human activity