| Influence of climate change on the evolution of ancient culture from 4500 to 3700 cal. yr BP in the Chengdu Plain, upper reaches of the Yangtze River, China | |
| Zeng, Mengxiu1; Ma, Chunmei1; Zhu, Cheng1; Song, Yougui2; Zhu, Tongxin3; He, Kunyu4; Chen, Jian4; Huang, Ming4; Jia, Tianjiao1; Guo, Tianhong1 | |
| 2016-12-01 | |
| 发表期刊 | CATENA
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| 卷号 | 147期号:2016页码:742-754 |
| 文章类型 | Article |
| 摘要 | Numerous environmental archaeology studies have been undertaken in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, but limited research has been carried out in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (UYR). During the period of the Baodun Culture (approximately 4500-3700 cal. yr BP), the inhabitants of the Chengdu Plain (CDP) in the UYR of southwestern China were confronted with a dynamic climate. Archaeological sites, including 9 walled sites located in a relatively small region, were built during the migration process. This paper attempts to demonstrate the linkage between the evolutionary history of the Baodun Culture and paleoclimate change. Subsistence strategies during the Baodun period, such as farming, tool use and food resources were investigated. Furthermore, the spatiotemporal distribution of the archaeological sites, the construction method of the sites' walls, and the growth of weeds were examined and assessed based on archaeological excavations and the literature. The ancient water network at the Baodun site was investigated based on auger surveys and borehole data. By comparing multiple paleoclimatic proxies from regions mainly controlled by the Indian Monsoon, we found that: (1) the drying and cooling climate conditions were responsible for the increases of proportions of millet and supplementary food resources and for the transformation of tool assemblages during the late Baodun period; (2) the increasing numbers of flood events were caused by the weakening of the monsoon and the dramatic climate during the Baodun period, and the interconnected river networks at low elevations in the CDP exacerbated the impact of flooding, which may have partially caused the frequent human migration and the construction method of the site walls; (3) the Baodun people that originally lived in the southwestern and western CDP were forced to gradually migrate to higher elevations in the northern and central territories because of the rapid climate change; and (4) the topography and river-grade also influenced human migration and settlement selection. Climate deterioration hindered the sustainable development of the Baodun Culture and eventually caused it to decline. Common subsistence strategies in human history, such as site location, migration, flood-control methods, agricultural changes, and food diversification, played important roles in the Baodun people's adaptation to climate change. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| 关键词 | Baodun Culture Chengdu Plain Subsistence Strategy Flood Farming Ancient Walled Site |
| WOS标题词 | Science & Technology ; Physical Sciences ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.catena.2016.08.028 |
| 关键词[WOS] | LATE HOLOCENE ; ENVIRONMENTAL-CHANGE ; MONSOON VARIABILITY ; PANICUM-MILIACEUM ; SOUTHWEST CHINA ; AGRICULTURE ; PLATEAU ; CAVE ; CIVILIZATIONS ; STALAGMITE |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS研究方向 | Geology ; Agriculture ; Water Resources |
| WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Soil Science ; Water Resources |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000385598800070 |
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://ir.ieecas.cn/handle/361006/5656 |
| 专题 | 古环境研究室 |
| 作者单位 | 1.Nanjing Univ, Sch Geog & Oceanog Sci, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Earth Environm, State Key Lab Loess & Quaternary Geol, Xian 710061, Peoples R China 3.Univ Minnesota, Dept Geog Urban Environm & Sustainabil Studies, Duluth, MN 55812 USA 4.Inst Cultural Rel & Archaeol Chengdu, Chengdu 610072, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zeng, Mengxiu,Ma, Chunmei,Zhu, Cheng,et al. Influence of climate change on the evolution of ancient culture from 4500 to 3700 cal. yr BP in the Chengdu Plain, upper reaches of the Yangtze River, China[J]. CATENA,2016,147(2016):742-754. |
| APA | Zeng, Mengxiu.,Ma, Chunmei.,Zhu, Cheng.,Song, Yougui.,Zhu, Tongxin.,...&Guo, Tianhong.(2016).Influence of climate change on the evolution of ancient culture from 4500 to 3700 cal. yr BP in the Chengdu Plain, upper reaches of the Yangtze River, China.CATENA,147(2016),742-754. |
| MLA | Zeng, Mengxiu,et al."Influence of climate change on the evolution of ancient culture from 4500 to 3700 cal. yr BP in the Chengdu Plain, upper reaches of the Yangtze River, China".CATENA 147.2016(2016):742-754. |
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