Holocene environmental change and archaeology, Yangtze River Valley, China: Review and prospects
Holocene environmental change and archaeology, Yangtze River Valley, China: Review and prospects
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DOI：
10.1016/j.gsf.2012.02.006
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发表时间：
2012-11
影响因子：
8.9
通讯作者：
Li Wu;Feng Li;Cheng Zhu;Lan Li;Bing Li
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作者：
Li Wu;Feng Li;Cheng Zhu;Lan Li;Bing Li
全新世环境变化和环境考古是研究人地相互作用系统的一个国际项目的重要组成部分。本文综述了近30年来长江流域全新世环境变迁与环境考古研究的进展，包括大型淡水湖演化、全新世海侵与海平面变化、全新世气候变化与东亚季风变化、原始文明兴衰与环境变化的关系、文化中断与古洪水事件的关系等。以及农业起源与气候变化之间的关系。这些研究组成部分以湖泊沉积物、石笋和泥炭的定年为基础，以建立区域环境和文化演变的年表。在长江上游、中下游考古遗址形成与自然沉积环境的比较研究中，需要使用跨学科等环境代理指标。将遥感、分子生物考古学、虚拟现实等现代技术与环境考古宏观和微观研究中现有的测年、地球化学、沉积学、古植物学等分析方法相结合，更全面地了解长江流域全新世环境与文化的相互作用和变化。
Holocene environmental change and environmental archaeology are important components of an international project studying the human-earth interaction system. This paper reviews the progress of Holocene environmental change and environmental archaeology research in the Yangtze River Valley over the last three decades, that includes the evolution of large freshwater lakes, Holocene transgression and sea-level changes, Holocene climate change and East Asian monsoon variation, relationship between the rise and fall of primitive civilizations and environmental changes, cultural interruptions and palaeoflood events, as well as relationship between the origin of agriculture and climate change. These research components are underpinned by the dating of lacustrine sediments, stalagmites and peat to establish a chronology of regional environmental and cultural evolution. Interdisciplinary and other environment proxy indicators need to be used in comparative studies of archaeological site formation and natural sedimentary environment in the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Valley. Modern technology such as remote sensing, molecular bioarchaeology, and virtual reality, should be integrated with currently used dating, geochemical, sedimentological, and palaeobotanical methods of analysis in environmental archaeology macro- and micro-studies, so as to provide a greater comprehensive insight into Holocene environmental and cultural interaction and change in the Yangtze River Valley area.