陽原縣(xian)許家(jia)窯地下8米深處發(fa)現許家(jia)窯人額、頂、枕骨化石(shi)(shi)(shi),三萬余件石(shi)(shi)(shi)核、石(shi)(shi)(shi)片等石(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)及(ji)骨角器(qi),二十多(duo)種脊椎動(dong)(dong)物化石(shi)(shi)(shi)。附近河(he)北陽原侯(hou)家(jia)窯遺址出土代表(biao)老(lao)、中、青(qing)年(nian)共14個人的個體頂骨、枕骨、下頜(he)骨化石(shi)(shi)(shi),屬“北京猿人”后裔,出土石(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)核、石(shi)(shi)(shi)片、石(shi)(shi)(shi)鉆、石(shi)(shi)(shi)球、雕刻器(qi)、刮(gua)削器(qi)等數量大、種類多(duo),還有野馬、駝鳥、羚(ling)羊等多(duo)種動(dong)(dong)物化石(shi)(shi)(shi),是距今(jin)10萬年(nian)的舊(jiu)石(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)時代中期文(wen)化遺址。
1996年(nian)國(guo)務院公布許家窯(yao)一侯(hou)家窯(yao)遺址為第(di)四批全國(guo)重點文物(wu)保護單位。
許家(jia)(jia)窯(yao)一侯家(jia)(jia)窯(yao)遺(yi)址是(shi)全國(guo)重點文(wen)(wen)物保護單位,舊石(shi)器時(shi)(shi)代(dai)文(wen)(wen)化(hua)遺(yi)址。位于山(shan)西(xi)省陽高縣(xian)與河(he)北省陽原縣(xian)接界處,為舊石(shi)器時(shi)(shi)代(dai)早(zao)期(qi)之末至舊石(shi)器時(shi)(shi)代(dai)中(zhong)期(qi)的文(wen)(wen)化(hua)遺(yi)址。