Prehistoric Archaeology
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| Tipo | JOURNAL |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2097-3063 |
| OpenAlex | S5406978625 |
| MAG | 5406978625 |
| Total de publicações | 79 |
| Período coberto | 2024 - 2026 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citada por | 1 |
| Índice h | 1 |
This journal, 'Prehistoric Archaeology', is explicitly focused on prehistoric archaeology, which is a core subfield of anthropology. It directly contributes to the broader anthropological understanding of human societies and cultures through material remains
Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis · Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
“东亚地区过去30万年人类演化史”国际学术研讨会纪要
2026年5月15日,由中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所举办的“东亚地区过去30万年人类演化史(Human Evolutionary History of Eastern Asia During the Past 300,000 Years)”国际学术研讨会在北京召开。会议聚焦“人类起源与演化”这一重大科学问题,邀请了来自中国、美国、印度、澳大利亚、斯里兰卡等国40余名专家学者出席,同时吸引了所内博士后、研究生到场听会
A preliminary report on 2022 excavation at Fanjiagouwan locality of Salawusu site in Inner Mongolia
萨拉乌苏遗址是中国最早发现的旧石器时代遗址之一,其中的范家沟湾地点自1956年被发现以来一直是我国学者研究萨拉乌苏遗址石器技术的主要材料来源。2022年,内蒙古自治区文物考古研究院、中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所等单位对该地点进行了新的考古发掘,揭露面积24 m2 ,地层深度5.2 m,确认了两个包含石制品的文化层。其中第1文化层是本次发掘的主文化层,共出土石制品260件,包括石核9件、石片170件、石器29件、断块16件及残片36件,同时伴出大量动物化石和较多的木炭、烧骨等。石制品原料以优质石英岩为主,燧石次之,原料兼具河流砾石与山体基岩两种性质。石制品整体尺寸极为细小,呈现出显著的微型化特征。石核均为石片石核,部分石片台面腹缘可见唇棱,暗示软锤技术的应用,石器以刮削器为主体,另有锯齿刃刮削器、锯齿刃器、鸟喙状器、尖状器和使用石片等,皆采用片状毛坯。综合光释光与碳十四测年结果,范家沟湾地点文化层的年代约为距今5万—6万年,处于旧石器时代中期向晚期过渡的关键阶段。范家沟湾遗址2022…
Further discussion on the origin and spread of prehistoric grooved basins
Early utilization and historical evolution of medicinal plants in China
Plant microfossil in archaeological remains
近二十年来,淀粉粒分析作为考古学植物微体化石遗存研究的重要手段,在理论、方法与实践上均取得了显著突破。本文综述了该领域的研究现状,重点探讨了其在讨论农业起源与传播、史前生计模式与资源利用、社会复杂化和仪式活动等方面的关键贡献。在方法上,研究已从单一的形态对比发展到结合几何形态测量学与机器学习算法,显著提升了植物种属鉴定的精确度;同时,植物微体化石遗存沉积过程、实验室污染控制等问题的研究也日益受到重视。案例研究表明,淀粉粒结合植硅体证据成功揭示了中国及世界多地史前人群对水稻、粟、黍等主要农作物的利用过程,同时探索了橡子、块根块茎等野生植物资源的利用策略。而对陶器等器物植物微体化石遗存的分析,则为我们理解古代烹饪技术、食物加工方式及社会礼仪活动提供了直接证据。未来,该领域应进一步拓展其时空维度,加强跨文化比较研究,并深化与其他相关学科的交叉,从而在全球尺度下更全面地揭示人类与植物的协同演化历史
Utilization of plant-based food resources and function of stone tools at the Yaowangcheng site in Rizhao
Organic residue analysis of pottery from the Kangjia site, Shaanxi, China and its implication for subsistence strategy
陕西关中地区是文明起源和形成的关键区域,然而其社会复杂化进程在龙山文化时期出现了放缓或停滞。康家遗址位于陕西西安临潼区相桥镇,是关中盆地东部龙山文化晚期的代表性遗址,但其中的生物遗存报道较少,先民生计策略尚不明确。本文对康家遗址1990年发掘区(V区)出土陶片开展气相色谱-质谱分析和脂肪酸单体碳同位素分析,结果表明陶片中均包含多种脂质及其降解产物,主要为动物性来源,包括淡水生物。脂肪酸单体碳同位素分析表明脂质主要来源于猪以外的野生非反刍动物体脂和反刍动物体脂。黍素的发现说明陶器被用于加工小米。酰胺、腈、多环芳烃等残留物的存在表明部分陶器被用于烹饪肉类。结合其他考古学证据,推测康家先民的生计策略为旱作农业和渔猎为主、饲养家畜为辅的肉食获取方式
Stone artifacts discovered during the survey of Jidao site complex in Fusui, Guangxi
2019—2021年,中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所联合广西文物保护与考古研究所,在桂西南左江流域开展了旧石器考古专项调查。调查队在扶绥县渠黎镇和岜盆乡共发现7处洞穴和岩厦遗址,其中6处含有文化遗物,采集到丰富的石制品、动物和人类化石等,其中石制品297件,包括打制石器与磨制石器,本文将对这些石制品进行报道。采集的石制品中打制石器占多数,类型包括石核、石片、工具和断块等,原料以玻璃陨石为主;磨制石器包括石斧及华南地区常见的穿孔石器等。综合地质、埋藏状况以及遗址沉积物情况判断,此次调查的几处遗址时间跨度相对集中,处于旧石器时代晚期至新石器时代,以旧石器时代晚期为主。发现的打制石器以小型石片石器为主,兼具砾石石器。本次调查对于认识地区的特殊石制品组合、构建岭南地区旧石器时代晚期至新石器时代文化序列和探讨中国旧石器晚期石器技术的多样性具有重要意义
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吉林和龙大洞遗址是中国东北地区一处重要的旧石器时代晚期旷野遗址,本文主要介绍了大洞遗址2021年度考古发掘的主要收获。本年度发掘地点位于遗址核心区中部,发掘面积70平方米,共包括4个文化层,累计出土各类遗物8000余件,多数为打制石器,石制品原料以黑曜岩为绝对主体,类型包括普通石核、细石叶石核、石叶石核、细石叶、石叶、雕刻器小片、雕刻器、端刮器、斧型器等。石制品组合特征整体一致,以峠下型、雕刻器型细石叶石核为核心特征,与同时期华北、嫩江流域细石叶工业存在显著差异,且不同层位石制品展现出技术历时性变化,上层出现两面斧型器等新石器化因素。测年结果显示,遗址三个层位的年代分别为距今3.8万年、2.8-2.4万年和2.0-1.5万年,跨越深海氧同位素3-2阶段时期。此次发掘及出土材料对于研究深海氧同位素2阶段细石叶技术演变以及长白山地区人类的生计适应具有重要意义
The recognition of the “Xiaohexi culture” at the Yushushan and Xiliang sites in Aohan Banner
Since their initial excavation, the Yushushan and Xiliang sites in Aohan Banner have been identified as belonging to the Xiaohexi culture. The primary basis for this attribution was the restoration of three sandy reddish-brown cylindrical jars, regarded as typical artifacts of the Xiaohexi culture. However, the relatively limited number of unearthed remains—especially restorable pottery specimens—and the absence of a diagnostic assemblage of typi…
“2025年中国考古新成果”史前遗址简介
2026年2月,“2025年中国考古新成果”在北京发布,本刊对入选及入围的史前遗址进行报道,向史前考古界宣传、推广。 河北阳原县新庙庄旧石器时代遗址 、河北张家口市郑家沟红山文化遗址、河南新郑市裴李岗石器时代遗址获评2025年中国考古新成果入选项目,成为2025年“中国六大考古新成果”。另有广西扶绥县吉到旧石器时代晚期遗址群、江苏无锡市斗山新石器时代遗址、广西恭城县牛路冲城新石器时代晚期至商代遗址获评入围项目
On the classification of Paleolithic culture
The concept of “civilization” in Western archaeology
文明”(civilization)一词首次出现在18世纪中叶,主要用于表示一种较高的社会发展状况,特指当时的西欧社会。“文明”概念在19世纪经历了一个专业化的过程,与现代人文社会科学的发展历程紧密联系在一起。在考古学内部,不同学者对“文明”的解读和使用也存在差异。早期的柴尔德延续了爱德华·泰勒的用法,即视“文明”和“文化”为同义词,二者可以交换使用,用于表示某个群体的生活所共有的各种特征。卢伯克、后期的柴尔德、伦福儒、弗兰纳利等考古学家则对“文明”进行了摩尔根式的解读,用其特指人类社会发展的最高阶段,或所有社会和文化中发展程度最高的个体。然而,在如何确认“文明”方面,亦存在不同的研究路径。有学者尝试通过追踪文明要素在时空中的分布来判断某文化或社会是否已进入文明阶段,另有学者主要从维生经济和社会结构的角度探讨社会类型的转变,从而确认文明的起源。随着文化复杂性概念的兴起,“文明”本身面临着被消解的危险,促使研究者们重新思考文明的本质
Applications of artificial intelligence in lithic analysis
在石器分析中,定性研究具有主观性强、测量指标单一的特性,定量研究的引入能够弥补这一局限。然而,随着考古材料的累积和三维信息提取技术的进步,考古学者需要处理更加庞大和复杂的数据,对定量分析方法的效率提出了更高要求。于是,人工智能作为一种既能处理高维信息又兼具大规模数据处理能力的方法,日益受到学者关注,并被多次利用于石制品分析中,为上述问题的解决提供了有效技术帮助。本文首先简要介绍传统机器学习与深度学习两类方法,并梳理人工智能在石器技术分析中的应用案例,包括石制品测量、分类与修理加工等石制品生产的关键环节;随后,本研究以泥河湾盆地板井子遗址出土的完整石片为研究材料,应用机器学习方法进行初步定量分析,探讨该方法在石制品分析中的必要性与适用性;最后,本文根据现有研究的不足,提出若干改进思路和未来展望
An analysis of prehistoric human-water relationship in Liyang Plain based on digital technology
The unique geographical setting and complex hydrological environment of the Liyang Plain exerted a profound influence on the distribution of settlements and human activities. By employing early satellite imagery and GIS analysis, this study investigates the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of Neolithic sites and their water utilization patterns in the Liyang Plain. The results reveal a distinct settlement pattern characterized by proxi…
Discuss site selection of 10,000-year-old sites in northern China
In recent years, sites dating back around 10,000 years have attracted much attention. Jilin Province is preparing to conduct a special archaeological survey. In order to better carry out the work, this paper sorts out archaeological sites dating back around 10,000 years in northern China. From the perspective of site selection, these sites can be divided into four categories: the first one is located on the terraces on both banks of mountain rive…
Application of soil micromorphology in archaeological research abroad
考古发掘的遗迹遗物绝大多数被埋藏于土壤或沉积物中,因此对考古遗址中土壤和沉积物的研究对于了解遗迹遗物的埋藏过程、出土背景和地层关系等具有重要意义。土壤微形态(Soil Micromorphology)分析是通过显微观察研究土壤微观形态特征及其形成过程的有效手段。自20世纪50年代以来,这一方法被广泛应用于国际考古学研究并逐渐发展成熟,成为地学考古(Geoarchaeology)的主要研究手段。由于国外考古学对于土壤微形态方法的应用起步较早,积累了较多研究案例和经验,因此有必要对国外考古学中的土壤微形态研究进行梳理。本文从遗址、遗迹和遗物三方面综述了土壤微形态方法在国外考古学中的应用。在遗址尺度,微形态方法主要用于洞穴(岩厦)和旷野遗址的形成过程研究,通过进行遗址沉积微相的分析,研究遗址埋藏过程及古人类行为。在遗迹层面,对活动面、墓葬、坑(沟)类遗迹、耕地、燃烧遗存、建筑等均已开展了较多研究,并建立了相关微形态特征判别标准。此外,随着微形态方法的发展,它被引入到石制品、陶瓷器、金属制品等遗…
Preliminary report of Sitai site in Shangyi, Hebei Province in 2023
四台遗址是中国北方一处重要的旧-新过渡时期及新石器时代遗址。2023年经国家文物局批准,河北省文物考古研究院等单位对四台遗址进行了新的发掘,清理遗迹20余处,获取了一批重要的标本。综合以前的工作和新的测年结果,2023年的考古遗存主要分为四台遗址第一组(距今10400-10000年),第二组(距今10000-9000年),第三组(距今7600-7400年)。第一、二组年代连续,文化面貌统一,房址主要为半地穴式,四壁不规整,流行地面灶;陶器有筒形罐、尖底罐和板状器为主,纹饰主要为各种戳印纹,磨制石器为板状的磨盘和磨棒,未见其它类型的工具,打制石器以锥形、半锥形细石核为主的细石叶技术,主要工具类型为端刮器。第三组与以往的发现一致,半地穴式,平面近圆角方形,室内为地面灶,四周有柱洞;陶器为素面小平底筒形罐和板状器,打制石器仍为锥形、半锥形细石叶石核及细石叶,磨制石器以研磨器为主,农业因素突出。2023年新的发现进一步丰富了四台遗址的文化内涵,为中国北方定居社会的出现,旱作农业的发生,早期社会组…
国际史前与原史科学联盟2025年会纪要
2025年10月27日至11月6日,第二十届国际史前与原史科学联盟会议于印度尼西亚中爪哇的沙拉笛加市召开。会议以亚洲史前文化与遗产为主题,布设史前考古、文化遗产、遗址保护等不同主题的分会场与专题研讨会,吸引39个国家与地区的学者。其中,中国学术代表团,在亚洲史前考古、文化遗产保护等方面发表了多个重要报告,并与国际学者开展了热络的讨论与交流。此次会议对有关中国旧石器时代中期文化的研究进行了思考与总结,深化了对相关问题的认识,同时为博物馆建设、文化遗产保护、文化与经济发展等方面的发展提供了重要借鉴与启示
Archaeological beetles and their significance
Beetles, a collective term for Coleoptera, are important for archaeological research because their specific species and community assemblages are effective indicators of habitat characteristics. Since the 1930s, European scholars have made great achievements in the fields of paleoclimate, paleoenvironment, zoogeography, and archaeology through the systematic study of beetle remains. The aim of this paper is to discuss the role and importance of b…
年蒙古国旧石器时代考古调查与发掘新收获
2025年,中蒙联合考古团队在蒙古国苏赫巴托尔省博格多山遗址开展发掘工作,系统采集了测年和古环境样品。在遗址原生地层中出土石制品100余件,主要包括石叶及其生产过程中的副产品。其剥片技术具有典型的勒瓦娄哇石叶技术特征,属于旧石器时代晚期初段。同时团队在蒙古国东南部草原地区新发现20余处打制石器地点,并首次在该区域识别出大型两面器的技术组合。这些成果为建立蒙古国东部及周边草原地区石器技术发展序列提供了重要资料,也为中蒙“草原旧石器时代考古”项目的持续深入研究提供了新的线索
New discoveries from the Selinco of northern Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
本文介绍了2019年第二作者在西藏藏北高原色林错流域调查发现的9个新地点及在这些地点采集到的49件石制品和4片陶片。石制品原料以板岩为主,也有少量优质燧石,风化磨蚀程度较低。遗址集中分布在色林错及其卫星湖沿岸的湖滨阶地上。石制品类型包括石核、石片、断块、石器,陶片有彩陶和夹砂红陶,石制品工具类型有刮削器和雕刻器,通过有无陶片这一标准可以将不同地点的遗物划分为甲、乙两类。从石器生产技术特征上来看,这批材料既含有石叶工业,也包括石片石器工业和细石叶工业。此次发现的彩陶是首次在西藏藏北高原发现马家窑文化彩陶。本次调查发现的史前遗址,丰富了藏北高原人类活动信息,有助于探讨古人类在藏北高原的生存模式和生计方式,为研究高海拔地区人类演化等重大学术问题提供了线索
The trajectory of stone tools grinding in North China
This paper divides the North China region into four subregions: 1) the northern area from the southern edge of the Inner Mongolian Plateau to the southern foothills of the Yanshan Mountains, 2) the southern North China Plain region, 3) the eastern Haidai hilly region, and 4) the western area including the Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau and the Guanzhong region west of the Taihang Mountains.By examining changes in the quantity and types of ground stone to…
Plant utilization strategies of Bashang grassland on Paleolithic-Neolithic transition
通过梳理坝上草原自更新世晚期至全新世中期,气候环境变化与人类活动紧密相关的石器技术进步、陶器兴起、生业经济转型及人群栖居方式变迁等脉络,我们将该区域旧新石器过渡阶段的时限界定在约15-8 ka BP。过渡阶段早期(15-11~10 ka BP),在原有的攫取性经济基础上,逐渐萌生了低水平的食物生产活动。此时,人群的植物利用策略主要表现为高频与强化的模式。尤为重要的是,自大约11~10 ka BP粟、黍等作物的栽培出现后,标志着该地区迈入了包含驯化作物的低水平食物生产新阶段。在这一过渡阶段,坝上草原对植物的利用方式展现出高度的多样性和地方特色,涵盖了作为燃料、食物来源等多个方面。可利用的植物性食物资源广泛,涉及木本与草本两大类,覆盖陆生与水生两种生态环境,具体可细化为坚果类、浆果/肉果类、块根块茎类及草籽茎叶类等多种类型。这些植物资源与动物资源相互补充,其利用方式经历了从广谱到强化的转变,为旧新石器过渡阶段坝上草原人群的生存与发展提供了坚实的生计基础。此外,随着石铲、研磨石器、磨制石器、陶…
Sea level changes and human activities along the eastern coastal zone of China over the past 20,000 years – with a short comment by ZHAO Xitao
末次冰消期以来,随着温度回升和冰盖融化,造成全球中-低纬度海岸带发生大规模海侵,对海岸带人类活动产生深刻影响。本文基于中国东部沿海大陆架钻探和考古发掘最新成果,从人群迁移和生业模式这两个方面,阐释海平面变化对人类活动的影响和人类的适应过程。一方面,2万年以来在海平面上升速度减缓的间歇期,在大陆架和低海拔海岸带地区可能存在人类活动,例如井头山遗址,就是海岸带上人类活动的原生沉积;伴随着海平面跃升事件淹没沿海地区,人类可能向高海拔内陆地区迁移。另一方面,西太平洋海岸全新世海洋适应加强开始于~8000 BP,与水稻利用曾经长期共存;长江下游水稻驯化可能呈现出多支线、多中心的地理镶嵌现象,受全新世海水入侵造成文化和农业间断影响,沿海地区水稻驯化推迟完成
The initial process of Neolithization in China
The Late Paleolithic Age in East Asia maintained a cultural pattern of microlithic toolkits in the north and pebble-tool assemblages in the south. After the Last Glacial Maximum, various new cultural elements related to the Neolithic Age began to emerge. Pottery appeared on both sides of the Nanling Mountains about 20,000 years ago, as well as in Northeast Asia about 16,000 years ago. Other innovations such as floor-standing grinding tools (milli…
New achievements and related issues of Paleolithic archaeology in western China
The new archaeological discoveries in the three western regions have filled the gap in the distribution of early human remains and revealed the unique features of Paleolithic culture in the transitional zone between the East and West of the Old World. Unlike the long prevailing history of simple core and flake technology in the East Asian monsoon region, the transitional zone is characterized by alternating appearance of simple Core-flake, Acheul…
Retracing Chinese civilization
Chinese civilization is a towering tree standing in the metaphorical forest of human evolution. It is characterized by important and unique features including long-term continuity, novelty, unity, inclusiveness, and peacefulness. It possesses long and deep roots in the history of human cultural development, that germinated in the Paleolithic and broke through the soil in the middle and late Neolithic, eventually flourishing as it does today. In t…
New progress on osteological study of prehistoric human in China
The osteological study of prehistoric human in China has a history of nearly a century. Since 2010, the achievements in prehistoric human remains research have not only increased year by year, but also covered many aspects such as the survival, health, diet, and migration of groups. The newly discovered fossils of ancient humans from the Early Pleistocene to the Late Pleistocene provide new evidence for the evolution of early humans and the origi…
“All roads lead to Rome”
细石叶石制品组合是中国北方乃至东北亚旧石器时代晚期和新石器时代早期常见的一类遗存,其深入研究不仅有助于理解旧石器时代晚期人类技术行为的发展和适应策略演变,同时对理解中国北方、东北亚等地区旧新石器时代的过渡也具关键意义。然而,关于此类遗存的界定存在较多争议,由其界定引出的相关讨论往往因定义的出发点不同学者们各执一词。本文梳理细石叶概念的发展史和现状,提出界定细石叶应既关注细石叶的长宽指数、宽度尺寸,还应关注其整体形态的规整性和生产的系统性,更要明确其打击方式,将细石叶界定为“两侧边中上部平行或近平行,背面有平直的脊,长度一般为宽度的两倍以上,宽度小于12mm的石片,其为压制法所生产”。细石叶类遗存的研究内容庞杂,但探明其剥片工艺和其出现的原因是最为基础的两项内容。首先,生产细石叶的方法有多种,分辨不同的细石叶生产工艺是基础,这一部分可以称之为对其生产方法“殊途”的研究。其次,我们应该探讨细石叶出现的原因,尤其需要探讨旧石器时代晚期以来多个地区皆出现的石制品小型化背后的促发机制,这一部分可称…
How is an archaeological explanation possible
Archaeological explanation is the inferring process from archaeological materials to information of past societies. However, archaeological materials cannot talk by themselves. In order to reach the goal, it is necessary to build the reasonable connection between theories and materials. The starting point of archaeological explanation is not really archaeological materials as we generally assumed. After analyzing formation processes of archaeolog…
Comparison of subsistence between South and North of China during the transitional period from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic
Archaeological evidence reveal that the beginning of farming and sedentary lifestyle in China occurred around 8000 years ago. Therefore, the transitional period from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic,15000-8500 BP, was crucial for understanding the motives and processes of the origin of agriculture. Archeological data demonstrate that there are significant differences in the cultural aspect between the southern and northern regions of China during…
Research on the “life track” of spade-shaped stone tools of the Chahai site
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Terminologies associated with “early Homo sapiens ” and their evolutionary status
During the Middle Pleistocene in East Asia, a unique group of hominins displaying anatomical features intermediate between Homo erectus and Homo sapiens emerged. This group has been referred to by various terms including early Homo sapiens , archaic Homo sapiens , archaic Homo , Homo heidelbergensis , and Homo daliensis . This work outlines the appearance and conceptual evolution of these terms. The introduction of these terms mainly reflects the…
国家社科基金重大历史问题研究专项“华北北部地区旧–新石器时代过渡模式研究”开题
旧—新石器时代过渡是国内外古人类学家、考古学家和第四纪地质学家共同关心的热点问题之一。2024年4月19日,国家社科基金重大历史问题研究专项“华北北部地区旧-新石器时代过渡模式研究”开题。项目立足近年华北北部地区尚义四台、康保兴隆等遗址的考古新发现,计划开展区域考古调查、发掘和科技考古、环境考古等工作,在收集其他重要遗址资料的基础上开展综合性研究,探讨华北北部地区旧-新石器时代过渡模式及相关问题。课题首席专家、河北省文物考古研究院张文瑞研究员和子课题负责人分别汇报了研究内容和研究计划,专家组在听取项目组报告后,做了点评和讨论,形成一致意见,同时专家也对项目优化和实施计划提出了指导性意见
“多学科背景中的中国岩画研究范式”研讨会纪要
The pursuit of truth or interpretation—reflection on the essence of archaeological research
本文将史学本身作为研究对象,探讨史学是什么,史学研究是如何展开的,史学的本质是什么,我们如何对待史学研究及其成果,如何看待史学价值等诸方面的问题,提出了一系列不同于实证主义史观的有关史学本体论的观点,使我们对作为广义历史学一部分的考古学研究不仅知其然,更知其所以然。“历史”包括自在的历史与表述的历史,其中,自在的历史已经一去不复返,具有不可重复性、不可验证性。我们所读到、听到的历史都是表述的历史,是由史家撰述的,因而不可避免地受到史家主观能动性及其所处时代环境的影响。无论传世文献记载,还是考古学资料,都是主观性与客观性共存的文本。史料本身不会说话,史家借助理论模式通过对史料的解读与关联来构建历史叙述,呈现自己心目中的历史面貌,即表述的历史。史学的本质不是求真与再现,而是解读与建构,通过对史料的解读与建构不断重构具有时代性的满足时代需要的历史叙述与历史记忆
The “Sumatralith” in the Hoabinhian technocomplex of South China and Southeast Asia
The Hoabinhian technocomplex has been one of the major concerns of Paleolithic archaeologists in China in recent years, and it has been an inevitable topic especially when it comes to the comparison of the tradition of cobble-tool industries in South China and Southeast Asia. The characterization of the lithic industry of the Hoabinhian technocomplex is largely based on the presence or absence of “Sumatralith”, but there has not been a study that…
Artificial intelligence-assisted restoration and visualization of knapped stone tools
The restoration of the knapped stone tool making process is an important part of the archaeological research of the Paleolithic Age, in which assembly analysis is an important method. Traditionally, the restoration of stone tools is usually done manually. However, the large number of stone tool fragments requires a lot of manpower and time. In order to complete these tasks more efficiently, this paper studies geometric processing technology combi…
Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of animal bones from the Gaositou site in Gansu and associated discussions
摘要:农业传播将宜农地区先后纳入到食物生产经济体系当中,极大地促进了新石器革命的发展。仰韶时期黄河中游地区的粟作农业经济发展成熟,向周邻地区快速传播。独特的地理位置,使甘青地区成为粟作农业向西和西南方向扩张的必经之路。已有研究主要聚焦于探讨粟、黍向欧亚大陆中西部和东南亚传播的路线和过程,而鲜有对粟作农业在甘青地区内部传播过程的研究。藉此,本文对坐落于西汉水流域的高寺头遗址开展基于AMS14C年代测定的C、N稳定同位素分析,讨论了西汉水流域在粟作农业南传过程中的地位。结果表明,高寺头遗址庙底沟期遗存的年代下限约为2900BC,与黄河中游地区一致。多种东洋界动物的发现说明当时的气候较现在温暖湿润。种植粟、黍已然成为先民获取食物的主要途径,而肉食主要来自狩猎和捕捞活动,猪和狗的饲养规模有限。从文化发展的阶段性考察,西汉水流域是仰韶早中期粟作农业从渭河上游向川西高原传播的重要节点
The molecular models of modern human origins
In the early 1960s, researchers started the field of molecular evolution based on the genetic distance phenomenon of protein sequences among species, and proposed a molecular evolutionary theory different from the natural selection theory, the molecular clock hypothesis and the neutral theory. This theory holds that the genetic distance of gene sequences can be used to infer the phylogenetic relationship between different species. The greater the…
New findings from the archaeological survey of Paleolithic artifacts in the eastern foothills of Sun Mountain in Changde, Hunan Province
From June to October 2023, Hunan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and other organizations carried out a rescue excavation of Paleolithic sites in Yangbian’an Village, Zhoujiadian Town, Dingcheng District, Changde. During the intervals of the excavation, an archaeological survey was conducted within a 10-kilometer radius around the site, resulting in the discovery of three new Paleolithic open-air localities distributed on t…
Chinese archaeology moves toward scientific archaeology
The core issue of this paper is that Chinese archaeology needs to transform from its traditional characteristics and move toward scientific archaeology. Over the past hundred years, from its introduction to its development, modern archaeology has made tremendous achievements in China. It has provided evidence of a continuous Chinese civilization spanning over 5,000 years and pushed back the history of human presence in the region to around 2 mill…
The identification, research and implications of human tooth-marks on bone surface in prehistoric archaeology
The identification of human tooth-mark holds significant importance in the examination of subsistence patterns among prehistoric humans. However, due to their ambiguous characteristics and difficulty in discernment, few researchers in China have endeavored to distinguish human tooth marks among animal remains. While all tool marks are human-made, it is precarious to attribute all tooth marks to carnivores. The existence of human tooth-marks was i…
Preliminary research on stone artifacts unearthed from the Houtaomuga site in 2012
Located on the south bank of the Tao’er River in the lower reaches of the Nenjiang River, the Houtaomuga site was excavated for five consecutive years from 2011 to 2015. The site includes the remains of several periods, including the Paleolithic-Neolithic transitional stage, the Neolithic Age, the Bronze Age and the Liao and Jin Dynasties. The site covers an area of nearly 1.41 million square meters, with a dense area of 550,000 square meters. In…
A study of Early Upper Paleolithic blade production in the third cultural layer at Suyanggae Locality VI, Republic of Korea
The blade technological organization identified at Suyanggae Loc.VI(SYG-6) provides valuable insights into the origins and development of the blade tool industry in Northeast Asia. Before the excavation of the 3rd and 4th cultural layers at SYG-6, the Korean Peninsula was considered a conservative area where the early stages of the blade tool industry had not appeared. However, it is now recognized as a region with a unique Upper Paleolithic ston…
Analyzing the survival adaptive behaviors of ancient humans in the prehistoric Xiajiang area by unearthed stone artifacts from the Daxi site
Stone artifacts are valuable resources for researching prehistoric human technical activities, sustenance economics, and cultural society. Following extensive examinations and excavations, a vast number of tombs, ash pits, ceramic kilns, cooking stoves, and other artifacts from various eras have been discovered at Daxi site, with Daxi culture tombs and ash pits being the most plentiful. Excavation works have yielded hundreds of thousands of cultu…
Progress on the identification of prehistoric heat-treated lithic artifacts
Heat treatment demands a sophisticated knowledge of fire and an elevated cognitive ability. It is a challenge to identify heat treatment lithic artifacts in specific archaeological materials. Not all heated lithic artifacts are the result of intentional heat treatment, as natural fires and other human-use fire activities can also lead to alterations in the surface and internal structure of stones. Identifying heat-treated stone products and confi…
Research review of Hummalian industry
The Hummalian industry is a Paleolithic industry in the Levant region of Western Asia, excavated in the El Kowm area of Central Syria. The Hummal site has been investigated and excavated several times since 1965. The main cultural layers of the Hummal industry are located in layers 6, 7 and the sand layer αh, dated between the Yabrudian and the Mousterian industry, about 200,000 years ago. The lithic industry is dominated by blade technology and …
A3B2 tpr=3mm?> Technological research on pottery production from prehistoric times to the Xia and Shang dynasties
Pottery production has always been an important topic in scientific and archaeological research from prehistoric period to Xia and Shang dynasties. From a historical perspective, related research has gone through three stages: start, initial development, rapid development. Its research objects have expanded from simple pottery shards to various types of remains related to pottery production, such as clay, temper, and pottery kilns. The research c…
A preliminary report on 2016 excavation at Fenglin Loc.1 in Fusong County, Jilin Province
The Fenglin site is located on top of a mountain beam on the left bank of the Songhua River about 500 m east of Fenglin Village, Manjiang Town, Fusong County, Baishan City, Jilin Province, where Loc.1 is located in the saddle of the southern part of the mountain beam where the site is situated on a lower terrain, with the geographic coordinates of 41°57′54.3′′N, 127°31′56.8′′E. The site was discovered in 2014, and an archaeological excavation was…