Paleosalinity records of the Tianluoshan site are derived from measurations data of clay mineral, boron, strontium, barium, after field sampling in three profiles of the Tianluoshan site. The relative sea level change...Paleosalinity records of the Tianluoshan site are derived from measurations data of clay mineral, boron, strontium, barium, after field sampling in three profiles of the Tianluoshan site. The relative sea level changes are discussed according to the lab results. The record indicates that the region where the Tianluoshan site located has witnessed at least three times of relative sea level high-stand before, during and after the Hemudu period. Based on previous researches, this paper also focuses on discussing several environmental elements, the inter-relationships between environmental condition, human activities and development of the Hemudu culture comprehensively.展开更多
浙江余姚田螺山遗址是新石器时代河姆渡文化的一处保存良好的代表性遗址,为研究宁绍平原地区古环境变化及其对文化聚落的影响提供了良好的材料.本研究在田螺山遗址T005探方的西壁获取了厚达263 cm的连续地层剖面,对样品进行了系统的岩...浙江余姚田螺山遗址是新石器时代河姆渡文化的一处保存良好的代表性遗址,为研究宁绍平原地区古环境变化及其对文化聚落的影响提供了良好的材料.本研究在田螺山遗址T005探方的西壁获取了厚达263 cm的连续地层剖面,对样品进行了系统的岩性地层描述、加速器质谱(AMS)^(14)C测年、高分辨率XRF(X射线荧光光谱分析)元素扫描、硅藻和粒度的综合分析.研究结果表明,该剖面反映的环境演变过程可以分为3个阶段:(1)河姆渡第一、二期文化时期(265～211 cm,约7.0～6.5 cal ka BP),该层堆积混杂,砂含量较高,含石块及陶片,受人类活动影响明显,具有海相性指示意义的Ca元素强度相对较低,优势硅藻种为淡水需氧气生种,指示了淡水的沼泽环境,受海水影响较小;(2)文化层之上为黏土质粉砂与白灰色砂互层的平行层理,与下覆文化层为不整合接触,沉积厚度达183 cm(211～28 cm),年代约4.2～4.0 cal ka BP, Ca元素强度较高,硅藻组合中优势种为咸水和半咸水种,推测该时期可能为风暴潮引起的洪水的快速沉积;(3)第三阶段(28～0 cm)为混杂堆积,含较多铁锰氧化物斑点, Ca元素强度低,硅藻主要属种为淡水附生种,可能为现代水稻田环境.本研究主要揭示了田螺山遗址7.0～6.5 cal ka BP的水文环境背景以及4.2 cal ka BP左右的事件沉积,对深入了解田螺山遗址先民生活的环境背景及区域极端事件具有重要意义.展开更多
Archaeological analysis of a section of ancient rice fields at Tianluoshan for diatoms, seeds and phytoliths has shown that the highest local sea level in eastern China during the Holocene appeared before 7.0 ka BP. E...Archaeological analysis of a section of ancient rice fields at Tianluoshan for diatoms, seeds and phytoliths has shown that the highest local sea level in eastern China during the Holocene appeared before 7.0 ka BP. Entering the Mid-Holocene, as seawater regressed, a vast wetland plain appeared in the coastal area, where farmers of the Neolithic Hemudu culture cultivated rice. However, there were still several sea-level fluctuations in the Mid-Holocene, of which the biggest were from 6.4 to 6.3 ka BP and from 4.6 to 2.1 ka BP. In addition, in the period dominated by wetland grass vegetation, 6.3 to 4.6 ka BP, smaller fluctuations appar- ently pushed the coastline back on to the land. Even though the sea-level rises associated with these shoreline transgressions did not have the intensity of the highest sea level period, there still would have been profound impacts on the lives and production activities of people living in the region. Archaeological evidence from ancient rice fields at Tianluoshan shows that larger sea-level rise events pushed seawater onto the land and inundated large areas of rice fields, whereas weaker sea-level rise events resulted in the intrusion of seawater along rivers, causing an increase in soil salinity and a decrease in rice yields. The impact of sea-level rise on rice cultivation caused changes in local diet. In regions where rice production fell, the prevalence of gathering and hunting rose. High sea levels in the early Holocene imply that the origin of rice cultivation in the eastern coastal plain is likely to have been in small nearby mountain basins.展开更多
基金National Science and Technology Supporting Project, No.2006BAK21B02 National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.40671016+4 种基金 National Key and Basic Development Research Project of China, No.2003CB415201 Program of Archeological Research Center of Peking University Youth Science Foundation of NSFC, No： 40901012 ^14C ages were tested by Scientific and Technological Archaeology and Heritage Conservation Laboratory in School of Archeology and Museology, Peking University the percentage content of clay minerals was determined by Dr. Wang Hejin in School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, who was helpful in extracting the clay minerals trace elements were determined by the Hebei Provincial Institute of Geological Survey.
文摘Paleosalinity records of the Tianluoshan site are derived from measurations data of clay mineral, boron, strontium, barium, after field sampling in three profiles of the Tianluoshan site. The relative sea level changes are discussed according to the lab results. The record indicates that the region where the Tianluoshan site located has witnessed at least three times of relative sea level high-stand before, during and after the Hemudu period. Based on previous researches, this paper also focuses on discussing several environmental elements, the inter-relationships between environmental condition, human activities and development of the Hemudu culture comprehensively.
文摘浙江余姚田螺山遗址是新石器时代河姆渡文化的一处保存良好的代表性遗址,为研究宁绍平原地区古环境变化及其对文化聚落的影响提供了良好的材料.本研究在田螺山遗址T005探方的西壁获取了厚达263 cm的连续地层剖面,对样品进行了系统的岩性地层描述、加速器质谱(AMS)^(14)C测年、高分辨率XRF(X射线荧光光谱分析)元素扫描、硅藻和粒度的综合分析.研究结果表明,该剖面反映的环境演变过程可以分为3个阶段:(1)河姆渡第一、二期文化时期(265～211 cm,约7.0～6.5 cal ka BP),该层堆积混杂,砂含量较高,含石块及陶片,受人类活动影响明显,具有海相性指示意义的Ca元素强度相对较低,优势硅藻种为淡水需氧气生种,指示了淡水的沼泽环境,受海水影响较小;(2)文化层之上为黏土质粉砂与白灰色砂互层的平行层理,与下覆文化层为不整合接触,沉积厚度达183 cm(211～28 cm),年代约4.2～4.0 cal ka BP, Ca元素强度较高,硅藻组合中优势种为咸水和半咸水种,推测该时期可能为风暴潮引起的洪水的快速沉积;(3)第三阶段(28～0 cm)为混杂堆积,含较多铁锰氧化物斑点, Ca元素强度低,硅藻主要属种为淡水附生种,可能为现代水稻田环境.本研究主要揭示了田螺山遗址7.0～6.5 cal ka BP的水文环境背景以及4.2 cal ka BP左右的事件沉积,对深入了解田螺山遗址先民生活的环境背景及区域极端事件具有重要意义.
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文摘Archaeological analysis of a section of ancient rice fields at Tianluoshan for diatoms, seeds and phytoliths has shown that the highest local sea level in eastern China during the Holocene appeared before 7.0 ka BP. Entering the Mid-Holocene, as seawater regressed, a vast wetland plain appeared in the coastal area, where farmers of the Neolithic Hemudu culture cultivated rice. However, there were still several sea-level fluctuations in the Mid-Holocene, of which the biggest were from 6.4 to 6.3 ka BP and from 4.6 to 2.1 ka BP. In addition, in the period dominated by wetland grass vegetation, 6.3 to 4.6 ka BP, smaller fluctuations appar- ently pushed the coastline back on to the land. Even though the sea-level rises associated with these shoreline transgressions did not have the intensity of the highest sea level period, there still would have been profound impacts on the lives and production activities of people living in the region. Archaeological evidence from ancient rice fields at Tianluoshan shows that larger sea-level rise events pushed seawater onto the land and inundated large areas of rice fields, whereas weaker sea-level rise events resulted in the intrusion of seawater along rivers, causing an increase in soil salinity and a decrease in rice yields. The impact of sea-level rise on rice cultivation caused changes in local diet. In regions where rice production fell, the prevalence of gathering and hunting rose. High sea levels in the early Holocene imply that the origin of rice cultivation in the eastern coastal plain is likely to have been in small nearby mountain basins.
