海岱地区史前考古的新进展

进入新世纪以来的短短几年,海岱地区上起旧石器时代晚期,下至铜石并用时期的龙山文化,考古新发现层出不穷,其中最引人注目的是发现了多处对研究中国文明起源具有重要意义的龙山文化城址和环壕聚落。同时,在考古研究方法上也有重要进展,聚落考古和区域系统调查方法的成功实施,引入各种自然科学技术开展考古学的多学科综合研究等,有力地推动了海岱地区史前考古研究的快速发展。

New Progress of Prehistoric Studies of Haidai Area

Great progresses have been made in the study of Haidai Areas during the past several years.Numerous historical relics dated from late Paleolithic period to Neolithic period have been discovered,and what is most striking is that walled-city sites or sites with moats,which are of great importance for the study of the origin of Chinese civilization,have been found.At the same time,great progress has been made in the use of new methodology including settlement survey and comprehensive researches,resulting in a series of high level studies in this area.All of these academic achievements have promoted the study of the prehistory of Haidai Area.