陽(yang)原(yuan)(yuan)縣許(xu)(xu)家(jia)窯地下(xia)8米(mi)深(shen)處發現(xian)許(xu)(xu)家(jia)窯人(ren)額、頂、枕(zhen)骨(gu)化石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),三萬余(yu)件石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)核(he)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)片等(deng)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)(qi)及骨(gu)角器(qi)(qi),二十多種(zhong)脊(ji)椎動物化石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)。附近河北(bei)陽(yang)原(yuan)(yuan)侯家(jia)窯遺址出(chu)土(tu)代表老、中、青年共(gong)14個人(ren)的(de)個體(ti)頂骨(gu)、枕(zhen)骨(gu)、下(xia)頜(he)骨(gu)化石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),屬(shu)“北(bei)京猿人(ren)”后裔(yi),出(chu)土(tu)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)(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)(qi)、刮削器(qi)(qi)等(deng)數(shu)量大、種(zhong)類多,還(huan)有(you)野馬、駝鳥、羚(ling)羊等(deng)多種(zhong)動物化石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),是距今10萬年的(de)舊石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)器(qi)(qi)時代中期文化遺址。
1996年國務院(yuan)公布許家窯一(yi)侯(hou)家窯遺址(zhi)為(wei)第四(si)批全(quan)國重點文物保護單位。
許家窯一侯(hou)家窯遺址(zhi)是全國重點文(wen)物保(bao)護單位(wei),舊(jiu)石器(qi)時(shi)(shi)(shi)代文(wen)化遺址(zhi)。位(wei)于山(shan)西省(sheng)陽高(gao)縣與河北省(sheng)陽原縣接界處(chu),為(wei)舊(jiu)石器(qi)時(shi)(shi)(shi)代早(zao)期之末至舊(jiu)石器(qi)時(shi)(shi)(shi)代中期的文(wen)化遺址(zhi)。