陽原縣(xian)許家(jia)窯(yao)地下(xia)8米(mi)深處發(fa)現許家(jia)窯(yao)人額、頂(ding)、枕骨化(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),三萬(wan)余件石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)核(he)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)片等石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)及骨角(jiao)器(qi),二十多種(zhong)脊(ji)椎(zhui)動(dong)物化(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)。附近河(he)北(bei)陽原侯(hou)家(jia)窯(yao)遺址出土代表老(lao)、中(zhong)、青年共(gong)14個(ge)人的個(ge)體頂(ding)骨、枕骨、下(xia)頜骨化(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),屬(shu)“北(bei)京猿人”后裔,出土石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)核(he)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)片、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)鉆、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)球、雕刻器(qi)、刮削(xue)器(qi)等數量大、種(zhong)類多,還有野馬、駝(tuo)鳥、羚羊等多種(zhong)動(dong)物化(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),是距今10萬(wan)年的舊(jiu)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)時代中(zhong)期文化(hua)遺址。
1996年國務院公布許家窯一侯(hou)家窯遺址為第四批全國重點文物保(bao)護單位。
許家(jia)窯(yao)一侯家(jia)窯(yao)遺址是全國重點文(wen)(wen)物(wu)保(bao)護單位,舊石(shi)器時代文(wen)(wen)化遺址。位于(yu)山西省陽高縣與(yu)河北省陽原(yuan)縣接界處,為(wei)舊石(shi)器時代早期(qi)之(zhi)末(mo)至舊石(shi)器時代中期(qi)的文(wen)(wen)化遺址。