陽(yang)原縣許家窯地下8米深(shen)處發現許家窯人(ren)額、頂、枕(zhen)骨(gu)化(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi),三萬余件石(shi)(shi)(shi)核(he)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)片(pian)等石(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)(qi)及(ji)骨(gu)角(jiao)器(qi)(qi),二(er)十多(duo)(duo)種脊椎動(dong)物(wu)化(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)。附近河(he)北陽(yang)原侯家窯遺址出土代表老、中(zhong)、青年(nian)共14個人(ren)的個體頂骨(gu)、枕(zhen)骨(gu)、下頜骨(gu)化(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi),屬“北京(jing)猿人(ren)”后裔,出土石(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)(qi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)核(he)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)片(pian)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)鉆、石(shi)(shi)(shi)球、雕刻器(qi)(qi)、刮削器(qi)(qi)等數量大、種類多(duo)(duo),還(huan)有野馬、駝鳥(niao)、羚羊等多(duo)(duo)種動(dong)物(wu)化(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi),是距今10萬年(nian)的舊石(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)(qi)時代中(zhong)期(qi)文化(hua)遺址。
1996年國務院公布許家窯(yao)一(yi)侯家窯(yao)遺址為第(di)四(si)批全國重點文物(wu)保(bao)護單位(wei)。
許家窯一(yi)侯(hou)家窯遺址(zhi)是全國重(zhong)點文(wen)(wen)物(wu)保護單位,舊(jiu)(jiu)石(shi)(shi)(shi)器時(shi)(shi)代(dai)文(wen)(wen)化遺址(zhi)。位于山西省陽(yang)高縣與河(he)北省陽(yang)原縣接界(jie)處,為舊(jiu)(jiu)石(shi)(shi)(shi)器時(shi)(shi)代(dai)早(zao)期之末(mo)至舊(jiu)(jiu)石(shi)(shi)(shi)器時(shi)(shi)代(dai)中(zhong)期的文(wen)(wen)化遺址(zhi)。