香港史前的自然资源和经济形态

Natural Resources and Subsistence Strategies in Prehistoric Hong Kong

根据出土的动植物遗存及同位素食性分析、浮选、孢粉和植物硅酸体分析的结果,可知香港史前的经济形态是多元的。在新石器时代晚期,香港已经出现了栽培活动。今后要继续运用多学科综合研究的方法,分析香港不同类型、不同规模的史前遗址所在区域的自然资源和经济形态的多样性,以及相关聚落模式和史前文化的发展状况。

In recent years, by using methods of combining multiple disciplines, the knowledge of natural resources and subsistence strategies in prehistoric Hong Kong has much enriched. Based on studies of floral and faunal remains from various sites in Hong Kong, including staple isotopic analysis, floatation, pollen examination and phytolith analysis, the author argues that there must have been a plural economic pattern in Hong Kong during prehistoric times, and cultivation had emerged by the late Neolithic Age. To further these researches, it is necessary to continue applying multi-disciplinary methods to inquire into the diversity of natural resources and subsistence strategies in prehistoric Hong Kong, as well as related settlement patterns and cultural developments.