Lower Yangtze Archaeological Geography

Author: Gao Menghe
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book is a significant work on the study of the geographical environment and human-environment relationships during the archaeological era in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It comprehensively collects archaeological remains, applies theories and methods from archaeology and geography, and utilizes the means and achievements of related disciplines. Employing quantitative analysis, it provides for the first time a high-resolution chronological sequence and a series of archaeological period maps for the geographical environment and ecosystems of the lower Yangtze River since the Holocene. It also reconstructs the human and natural landscapes of representative regions and periods. Additionally, it offers a new model of the historical and cultural development of this region, providing a historical mirror for sustainable development under modern conditions. The book also discusses the potential for archaeogeography to become a new growth point in academic fields, grasps the transdisciplinary topic between paleogeography and historical geography, expands the research scope of historical geography, and holds significance for disciplinary development.