史前重大环境灾害与中华文明探源的困惑

Major Environmental Disasters in Prehistoric Times and the Perplexity of the Origin of Chinese Civilization

不久前发现河北平原地区新石器时代晚期曾发生过陨石雨撞击灾害,规模巨大的灾害可能造成了远中华古文明的衰落。研究发现灾害可能开始于距今四千七、八百年间的某一时刻,影响结束于四千两百年前后。撞击灾害促成了远古时代华夏先民的大迁徙和社会大动荡、文化大融合。这种规模巨大的陨石雨撞击灾害可以湮灭了一个时代的文化,在人类历史的初期有可能阻断了文明发展的进程,成为后人研究远古历史的巨大屏障。

Not long ago, it was found that meteorite rain struck the Hebei Plain in the late Neolithic age, which may have caused the decline of ancient Chinese civilization. The study found that the disaster began sometime between 4800 and 4700 years ago, and the impact may have ended around 4200 years ago. The impact disaster contributed to the great migration, social turbulence and cultural integration of ancient Chinese ancestors. Such a huge impact disaster can annihilate the culture of an era, which may block the development of civilization in the early stage of human history and become a huge barrier for future generations to study the ancient history.