Recently the Erlitou Archaeological Team, IA, CASS, has given the priority of their field work to research into the settlement pattern of the Erlitou site. Through more than four years of systematic survey, drilling a...Recently the Erlitou Archaeological Team, IA, CASS, has given the priority of their field work to research into the settlement pattern of the Erlitou site. Through more than four years of systematic survey, drilling and selective excavation, with the previous achievements in field archaeology combined, they have got further understanding on the structure, layout and other problems of the site.The present paper makes a systematic discussion on the limits, present conditions and mini-environments of the site, as well as its general layout, the road network in the central area, the distribution of the vestiges in the palace-city and the evolution of the settlement.展开更多
Excavation on the Dadiwan site revealed the developmental course of the Neolithic culture in the eastern Gansu region during 7800—4800BP, as well as the evolutionary trace of the pattern of a prehistoric settlement g...Excavation on the Dadiwan site revealed the developmental course of the Neolithic culture in the eastern Gansu region during 7800—4800BP, as well as the evolutionary trace of the pattern of a prehistoric settlement going through 3000 years. The first phase of the site belongs to the Laoguantai culture, and the settlement falls into the type of scattered terraces. The second phase is of the early Yangshao culture; the settlement represents the moat-surrounded terrace pattern, an outstanding change from a single center to multiple centers. The fourth phase consists of remains of the late Yangshao culture; the settlement became a large-scale center in a mountainous district. Its main body occupies an area of 500,000 sq m; a large-sized hall-type building stands at the center of the district ; and living quarters are densely distributed in the surrounding areas. The changes of the site in the four phases reflect that the Dadiwan settlement went through the evolutionary course from the smaller to the larger, from river side terraces to a mountainous district, and from a single village to a central settlement. In the period of Yangshao culture, agriculture developed swiftly, the population increased sharply, and the settlement reached the stage of great prosperity. But owing to the over-reclamation of land, the ecological environments gradually worsened, which finally led to the decline of the settlement.展开更多
Xing Long Wa culture, named after the excavation of the same site in Ao Han Banner, Inner Mongolia, mainly distributes in southeastern Inner Mongolia and western Liao Ning province.This culture dates 8200-7600BP。Acco...Xing Long Wa culture, named after the excavation of the same site in Ao Han Banner, Inner Mongolia, mainly distributes in southeastern Inner Mongolia and western Liao Ning province.This culture dates 8200-7600BP。According to the results of archaeological excavations and surveys,the settlement pattern of Xing Long Wa culture could be divided into two types.One was surrounded by a ditch, including the first period site of Xing Long Wa,Bai Yin Chang Han ,Bei Cheng Zi site and so on.Another type such as Cha Hai site,Xing Long Gou and Nan Tai Zi site etc,wasn’t. All houses were semi-subterranean architecure, arranged in rows.Usually,the biggest bouse was located in th e central position,and the ditch had both protecting and demarcating functio ns.It’s certain that hunting-gathering economy was one of the important elements det ermining the settlement pattern of Xing Long Wa culture,which was inherited by Z hao Bao Gou culture,and changed in Hong Shan culture.展开更多
文摘Recently the Erlitou Archaeological Team, IA, CASS, has given the priority of their field work to research into the settlement pattern of the Erlitou site. Through more than four years of systematic survey, drilling and selective excavation, with the previous achievements in field archaeology combined, they have got further understanding on the structure, layout and other problems of the site.The present paper makes a systematic discussion on the limits, present conditions and mini-environments of the site, as well as its general layout, the road network in the central area, the distribution of the vestiges in the palace-city and the evolution of the settlement.
文摘Excavation on the Dadiwan site revealed the developmental course of the Neolithic culture in the eastern Gansu region during 7800—4800BP, as well as the evolutionary trace of the pattern of a prehistoric settlement going through 3000 years. The first phase of the site belongs to the Laoguantai culture, and the settlement falls into the type of scattered terraces. The second phase is of the early Yangshao culture; the settlement represents the moat-surrounded terrace pattern, an outstanding change from a single center to multiple centers. The fourth phase consists of remains of the late Yangshao culture; the settlement became a large-scale center in a mountainous district. Its main body occupies an area of 500,000 sq m; a large-sized hall-type building stands at the center of the district ; and living quarters are densely distributed in the surrounding areas. The changes of the site in the four phases reflect that the Dadiwan settlement went through the evolutionary course from the smaller to the larger, from river side terraces to a mountainous district, and from a single village to a central settlement. In the period of Yangshao culture, agriculture developed swiftly, the population increased sharply, and the settlement reached the stage of great prosperity. But owing to the over-reclamation of land, the ecological environments gradually worsened, which finally led to the decline of the settlement.
文摘Xing Long Wa culture, named after the excavation of the same site in Ao Han Banner, Inner Mongolia, mainly distributes in southeastern Inner Mongolia and western Liao Ning province.This culture dates 8200-7600BP。According to the results of archaeological excavations and surveys,the settlement pattern of Xing Long Wa culture could be divided into two types.One was surrounded by a ditch, including the first period site of Xing Long Wa,Bai Yin Chang Han ,Bei Cheng Zi site and so on.Another type such as Cha Hai site,Xing Long Gou and Nan Tai Zi site etc,wasn’t. All houses were semi-subterranean architecure, arranged in rows.Usually,the biggest bouse was located in th e central position,and the ditch had both protecting and demarcating functio ns.It’s certain that hunting-gathering economy was one of the important elements det ermining the settlement pattern of Xing Long Wa culture,which was inherited by Z hao Bao Gou culture,and changed in Hong Shan culture.
