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 Zishan site is an important Neolithic site in the Yaojiang River valley and belongs to the Hemudu culture. Noticeable achievements were obtained through excavation in 1996. The site contains deep deposits and rich...The Zishan site is an important Neolithic site in the Yaojiang River valley and belongs to the Hemudu culture. Noticeable achievements were obtained through excavation in 1996. The site contains deep deposits and rich remains, including tombs, ash-pits and wells. Beneath the eighth layer,remains of pile-dwellings have discovered in three units in an extensive area and can be reliably divided into two phases with respective technical features. Among the unearthed objects are many types of pottery articles, as well as a wide variety of wooden, bone and flint-chipped artifacts. The site corresponds to the Hemudu site in deposition, cultural aspect, cultural character and chronological attribution, and the new-discovered plentiful data enrich to a good extent our understanding of the contents of the Hemudu culture and have great importance to the study of the culture's developmental links and related problems.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 Zishan site is an important Neolithic site in the Yaojiang River valley and belongs to the Hemudu culture. Noticeable achievements were obtained through excavation in 1996. The site contains deep deposits and rich remains, including tombs, ash-pits and wells. Beneath the eighth layer,remains of pile-dwellings have discovered in three units in an extensive area and can be reliably divided into two phases with respective technical features. Among the unearthed objects are many types of pottery articles, as well as a wide variety of wooden, bone and flint-chipped artifacts. The site corresponds to the Hemudu site in deposition, cultural aspect, cultural character and chronological attribution, and the new-discovered plentiful data enrich to a good extent our understanding of the contents of the Hemudu culture and have great importance to the study of the culture's developmental links and related problems.
