In 1995, the Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics carried out the first excavation at the Jiangjialiang site. The work covered l, 600 sq m and resulted in the discovery of nine house-foundations and 78 tombs....In 1995, the Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics carried out the first excavation at the Jiangjialiang site. The work covered l, 600 sq m and resulted in the discovery of nine house-foundations and 78 tombs. The house-foundations are square semi-subterraneans arranged in four rows numbered from north to south. The tombs are divided into two types: rectangular earth shafts and earth caves. The funeral objects are mainly grouped in pen basin and dou stemmed vessel combinations.Most of the dead lie singly in an extended supine position. The house-foundations are largely intruded by tombs. ^14C-dating of the foundation F1 shows a date of 6850 ± 80 BP (uncalibrated). The tombs go back to the late Yangshao culture, closing to the Xueshan I period.展开更多
In the mid 1970s, the discovery of cultivated millet on the Karuo site in Qamdo, Tibet,shifted the emergence of agriculture in Tibet to an earlier date in the middle Neolithic Age. In the early 1990s, carbonized grain...In the mid 1970s, the discovery of cultivated millet on the Karuo site in Qamdo, Tibet,shifted the emergence of agriculture in Tibet to an earlier date in the middle Neolithic Age. In the early 1990s, carbonized grains of highland barlay were discovered on the Changguogou site in Gonggar county,Tibet, in association with those of millet. As the latter site is earlier than the former in date, it can be inferred that millet, introduced from the Central Plains, was once extensively planted in Tibet; later,highland barley with its strong adaptability was spread to Tibet from Western Asia, grew on a large scale, and gradually replaced millet as the main cereal in the Tibetan region.展开更多
Based on a study of the typological features and chronological assignation of the pottery shards unearthed from Chinese sites more than 9,000 years old, the present paper comes to the conclusion that Chinese pottery h...Based on a study of the typological features and chronological assignation of the pottery shards unearthed from Chinese sites more than 9,000 years old, the present paper comes to the conclusion that Chinese pottery had originated pluralistically by the 15^th millennium before present. At the begin-ning, its form was concerned with human beings' living settings and customs. The early shards discov-ered in North China do not represent the incipient stage of pottery origination, the mechanism of whichwas not involved with primitive agriculture but with the development of gathering, hunting and fishing economy. The shaping method of the earliest pottery remains a problem calling for further research.展开更多
The Xuecheng site lies at Xuesi village of Xuecheng township, Gaochun county, Nanjing city, Jiangsu province, on the southern shore of the Shijiu Lake. It was excavated in 1997, which resulted in the revelation of 115...The Xuecheng site lies at Xuesi village of Xuecheng township, Gaochun county, Nanjing city, Jiangsu province, on the southern shore of the Shijiu Lake. It was excavated in 1997, which resulted in the revelation of 115 Neolithic tombs and many ash-pits, house-foundations and fireplaces and the discovery of pottery, jade, stone and bone artifacts and quantities of animal remains. The cultural deposits can he divided into the upper, middle and lower layers, which are all simple in cultural content and represent the late, middle and upper phases respectively. The cultural aspect shows strong regional features distinctly different from the contemporary cultures of adjacent areas, which suggests that the remains can he named “Xuecheng cultural type. ” Chronologically, the early phase roughly corresponds to the middle and late Majiahang culture, the middle phase to the second period of Beiyinyangying culture or a little earlier than it, and the late phase to the middle and late Songze culture.展开更多
文摘In 1995, the Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics carried out the first excavation at the Jiangjialiang site. The work covered l, 600 sq m and resulted in the discovery of nine house-foundations and 78 tombs. The house-foundations are square semi-subterraneans arranged in four rows numbered from north to south. The tombs are divided into two types: rectangular earth shafts and earth caves. The funeral objects are mainly grouped in pen basin and dou stemmed vessel combinations.Most of the dead lie singly in an extended supine position. The house-foundations are largely intruded by tombs. ^14C-dating of the foundation F1 shows a date of 6850 ± 80 BP (uncalibrated). The tombs go back to the late Yangshao culture, closing to the Xueshan I period.
文摘In the mid 1970s, the discovery of cultivated millet on the Karuo site in Qamdo, Tibet,shifted the emergence of agriculture in Tibet to an earlier date in the middle Neolithic Age. In the early 1990s, carbonized grains of highland barlay were discovered on the Changguogou site in Gonggar county,Tibet, in association with those of millet. As the latter site is earlier than the former in date, it can be inferred that millet, introduced from the Central Plains, was once extensively planted in Tibet; later,highland barley with its strong adaptability was spread to Tibet from Western Asia, grew on a large scale, and gradually replaced millet as the main cereal in the Tibetan region.
基金科技部国家科技支撑计划项目(批准号:2013BAK08B03)2011年度国家社科基金重大项目(批准号:11&ZD183)共同资助Katherine Brunson的工作和研究得到美国National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship(批准号:DGE-1144087)资助
文摘Based on a study of the typological features and chronological assignation of the pottery shards unearthed from Chinese sites more than 9,000 years old, the present paper comes to the conclusion that Chinese pottery had originated pluralistically by the 15^th millennium before present. At the begin-ning, its form was concerned with human beings' living settings and customs. The early shards discov-ered in North China do not represent the incipient stage of pottery origination, the mechanism of whichwas not involved with primitive agriculture but with the development of gathering, hunting and fishing economy. The shaping method of the earliest pottery remains a problem calling for further research.
文摘The Xuecheng site lies at Xuesi village of Xuecheng township, Gaochun county, Nanjing city, Jiangsu province, on the southern shore of the Shijiu Lake. It was excavated in 1997, which resulted in the revelation of 115 Neolithic tombs and many ash-pits, house-foundations and fireplaces and the discovery of pottery, jade, stone and bone artifacts and quantities of animal remains. The cultural deposits can he divided into the upper, middle and lower layers, which are all simple in cultural content and represent the late, middle and upper phases respectively. The cultural aspect shows strong regional features distinctly different from the contemporary cultures of adjacent areas, which suggests that the remains can he named “Xuecheng cultural type. ” Chronologically, the early phase roughly corresponds to the middle and late Majiahang culture, the middle phase to the second period of Beiyinyangying culture or a little earlier than it, and the late phase to the middle and late Songze culture.
