U.S.-China Cooperative Research (Archaeology): Analytical/Provenance Studies of Prehistoric Chinese Pottery

这个合作项目之间的乔治拉普，大学 明尼苏达州，北京大学陈铁梅将分析 北京京南石青铜时代早期遗址出土的陶片 长江中游利用中子 激活，中国考古学家选择的碎片将被 在威斯康星州大学的反应堆设施进行分析。这 分析将提供有关相互作用的定量信息 社区的领域沿着河流系统从最 东亚文明社会发展的关键时期。 中国的考古学正处于形成阶段。 这 合作将有助于推进这一科学， 新技术在中国尚未广泛应用。 通过此次合作，美国科学家还将获得 重要的考古遗址，以及未来的发现 预计在中国。 这项研究的结果可能会揭示 早期复杂的互动和贸易关系 中国文明始于第二世纪中期至早期 公元前一千年。

This cooperative project between George Rapp, University of Minnesota, and Chen Tiemei, Peking University, will analyze potsherds from the Early Bronze Age site of Jingnanshi in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River valley. Using neutron activation, sherds selected by Chinese archaeologists will be analyzed at the University of Wisconsin reactor facility. This analysis will provide quantitative information on interaction spheres of the communities along the river system from the most critical time of development of civilized society in east Asia. Archaeological science in China is in its formative stages. This collaboration will contribute to advancing this science through application of new techniques not yet widely used in China. Through this cooperation, US scientists will also gain access to important archaeological sites, and to future discoveries anticipated in China. Results of this research may shed light on the complex interactions and trade relations in a period of early Chinese civilization dating from the mid- to early second millennium BC.