A preliminary survey and study of Neolithic sites on the northern foothills of the Qinling Mountains in the Xi’an region

Summary

This is an abstract from the "New Thoughts on Current Archaeological Research in Neolithic and Bronze Age China" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This project focuses on Neolithic cultural remains in the Xi'an region along the northern foothills of the Qinling Mountains, dating back approximately 9000 to 4000 years. The aim of the project is to better understand the chronology, scope, distribution characteristics, and cultural significance of Neolithic sites in this region through regional archaeological surveys, prospections, and selective key excavations. By adopting a multidisciplinary, multi-perspective, and multi-layered approach, the project seeks to comprehensively study the origins, formation, and early development of civilization in this region. It also aims to explore the background, causes, developmental paths, and characteristics of this process, ultimately clarifying the role and significance of the Xi'an region in the origin of Chinese civilization.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• New Thoughts on Current Archaeological Research in Neolithic and Bronze Age China

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Abstract Id(s): 52523