This book studies the formation of complex societies in prehistoric China during the Neolithic
and early state periods, c. 7000–1500 BC. Archaeological materials are interpreted through …

Prevailing theories of the evolution of early complex societies in southern Mesopotamia
presume a uniform, arid landscape transited by Tigris and Euphrates distributaries. These …

This international, collaborative, and interdisciplinary archaeological program examines
changes in settlement patterns from the early Neolithic to the full development of states (ca …

Understanding the societal impacts of past climate changes may deepen our insight into
human adaptation and resilience against potential climate changes in the future. However …

Petrological, faunal and floral information derived from a new drill core taken in the Yangtze
delta, coupled with data from borings recovered earlier, record a marked transition to …

Landscape archaeology depends greatly on the nature of the underlying physical
landscape, and an understanding of its formation processes and change. We are pleased to …

From AD 1048 to 1128, Yellow River flooding killed over a million people, left many more
homeless and destitute, and turned parts of the once fertile North China Plain into a silted-up …

The Sanyangzhuang site, Henan Province, China, has a 12‐m‐deep stratigraphic sequence
with remains from the Tang (AD 618–907), late Western Han (ca. 140 BC–AD 23), Warring …

The heartlands of many of the world's civilizations are situated within alluvial plains, where
thick alluvial sediments obscure much of the archaeological record. However, the use of …

World Prehistory and Archaeology provides an integrated discussion of world prehistory and
archaeological methods, presenting an up-to-date perspective on what we know about our …