The spatiotemporal pattern of the Majiayao cultural evolution and its relation to climate change and variety of subsistence strategy during late Neolithic period in Gansu and Qinghai Provinces, northwest China
The spatiotemporal pattern of the Majiayao cultural evolution and its relation to climate change and variety of subsistence strategy during late Neolithic period in Gansu and Qinghai Provinces, northwest China
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10.1016/j.quaint.2013.07.038
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发表时间：
2013-12-06
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Chen, Fahu
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作者：
Dong, Guanghui;Wang, Lin;Chen, Fahu
马家窑文化(公元前5300年-4000年)是中国西北部甘肃和青海新石器时代最重要的文化，但其发展和外部联系尚不清楚。本文考察了马家窑文化时空格局的变化及其与气候变化相关的生存策略。本研究利用地理信息系统对全国考古调查数据进行分析，查阅马家窑遗址发掘报告，并利用高分辨率古气候记录对中国西北地区进行考古。结果表明，在马家窑时期的三个阶段(马家窑、半山和马厂)，立地分布、立地密度和生存策略都发生了显著的变化。这种变化似乎主要是由于影响农业生产和狩猎资源的降水变化造成的。(C)2013年爱思唯尔有限公司和INQUA。版权所有。
The Majiayao culture (5300-4000 cal BP) is the most important culture of the Neolithic period in Gansu and Qinghai Provinces, northwest China, but its development and external connections remain unclear. This paper examines changing spatial and temporal patterns of the Majiayao culture and its subsistence strategies in relation to climate change. The research employed GIS analysis of data from the national archaeological survey, review excavation reports of Majiayao sites, and high-resolution paleoclimate records in northwest China. The results indicate that during the three phases of the Majiayao period (Majiayao, Banshan and Machang) site distribution, site density, and subsistence strategies exhibited significant shifts. This variability seems mostly due to changing precipitation that affected agricultural production and hunting resources. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.