Geographic distribution of archaeological sites and their response to climate and environmental change between 10.0–2.8 ka BP in the Poyang Lake Basin, China

作     者：徐佳佳 贾玉连 马春梅 朱诚 吴立 李育远 王鑫浩 

作者机构：School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences Nanjing University Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research Ministry of Education School of Geography and Environment Jiangxi Normal University College of Territorial Resources and Tourism Anhui Normal University Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology College of Hydrology and Water Resources Hohai University 

出 版 物：《Journal of Geographical Sciences》 (地理学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第26卷第5期

页      面：603-618页

核心收录：

学科分类：070903[理学-古生物学与地层学(含：古人类学)] 060305[历史学-专门史与整体史] 06[历史学] 0709[理学-地质学] 07[理学] 0603[历史学-世界史] 

基　　金：National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.41371204,No.41571179 Major Program of the National Social Science Foundation of China,No.11&ZD183 The Collaborative Innovation Center for Major Ecological Security Issues of Jiangxi Province and Monitoring Implementation,No.JXS-EW-00 

主　　题：Poyang Lake Basin archaeological sites temporal-spatial distribution climate and environmentalchange Shang and Zhou dynasties 

摘      要：The temporal-spatial geographic distribution of archaeological sites and its feature between 10.0-2.8 ka BP （ka BP= thousands of years before 0 BP, where ＂0 BP＂ is defined as the year AD 1950） were determined, based on GIS spatial analysis in the Poyang Lake Basin. The relationship between geographic distribution of sites of different periods under subsis- tence existence of ancient civilizations, climate and environmental change was investigated. The results revealed numerous archaeological sites of the Neolithic Age （10.0-3.6 ka BP）. The sites were mainly located in the northern part of the Poyang Lake Basin, a hilly and mountainous area with many river terraces suitable for the development of human civilization. The number of archaeological sites rapidly increased during the Shang and Zhou dynasties （3.6-2.8 ka BP） and spread widely on the floodplains of the middle and lower reaches of Ganjiang River and onto the west, south, and southeast beach areas of the Poyang Lake. Holocene records of climate change suggested that it was possible that climate fluctuations had a great impact on human evolution in the study area. Before 3.6 ka BP, westward and northward expansion of Neolithic cultures in the Poyang Lake watershed occurred under the background of climate amelioration （becoming warmer and wetter）. The ancient people lived in the hilly areas with high elevation. The simple mode of a fishing and gathering economy was mostly suited to this area in the early Neolithic Age. The scope of human activities was expanded and cultural diversity developed in the late Neolithic Age. However, with population growth and increasing survival pressure in a dry-cold climatic stage after 3.6 ka BP, this sim-pie living mode had to be abandoned, and various forms of economy, the majority being ag- riculture, were developed on flood plains of the lower reaches of numerous rivers around Poyang Lake. This promoted flourishing of the Bronze culture of South China.