Environmental Foundations to the Rise of Early Civilisations in China

Yijie Zhuang (University College London)

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Cambridge University Press
30 September 2024

Asian history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Environmental archaeology

Series: Elements in Ancient East Asia

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The transition from the middle to late Holocene (5000–4000 BP) coincided with profound socioeconomic transformations and intensified regional and trans-regional interactions in late prehistoric China. These environmental and socioeconomic changes gave rise to diverse lifeways and settlement modes that constituted the foundation for the emergence of regional civilisations. In this Element,

prehistoric China is divided roughly into the Highlands, Lowlands, and Coastal areas, each with unique environmental and ecological conditions and distinctive technological and economic traditions between 5000–4000 BP. The author gathers and reviews large amounts of environmental and archaeological data, and reconstructs brief environmental and settlement changes and lifeways. The author argues that environmental conditions and subsistence adaptations are two of the engines driving the increased socioeconomic complexity and rise of civilisations in the late prehistoric China. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

By: Yijie Zhuang (University College London)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009507424
ISBN 10: 1009507427
Series: Elements in Ancient East Asia
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 30 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming