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Survey of the water control system on the periphery of the Liangzhu Ancient City in Hangzhou

Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
Published/Copyright: November 16, 2016
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From the journal Chinese Archaeology Volume 16 Issue 1

Abstract

In 1987 through 2013, the surveys and researches on the water control engineering on the periphery of the Liangzhu Ancient City Site generally revealed the entire water system. The entire dam system was formed by many sections of artificial dams and natural hill bodies and consisted of the high and low dam systems; the 14C dating results showed that the date of the dam system was the early and mid Liangzhu Culture. The consistency of the structure and building techniques of the dams with the typical remains of Liangzhu Culture is another evidence to prove that the dam system belonged to Liangzhu Culture. The water control engineering might have multiple functions including the flood control, transportation, domestic water supply, irrigation, etc.; it has direct relationship with the economic and social developments of the sites of Liangzhu Culture and the emergence of the Liangzhu Ancient City.

Keywords: Flood control–China–Neolithic Age; flood dams and reservoirs–Liangzhu Culture; Liangzhu Ancient City (Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang)

Postscript

The original report published in Kaogu 考 古 (Archaeology) 2015.1:3–13 was authored by Ningyuan Wang 王’丁远 and Bin Liu 文lj斌, and the illustrations were prepared by Ye Zhao 赵晔 and Ningyuan Wang. This abridged version was prepared by the authors and translated into English by Yun Kuen Lee 学润权.

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Published Online: 2016-11-16
Published in Print: 2016-11-27

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https://doi.org/10.1515/char-2016-0010
Keywords for this article
Flood control–China–Neolithic Age; flood dams and reservoirs–Liangzhu Culture; Liangzhu Ancient City (Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang)

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  2. New archaeological discoveries
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  4. New archaeological discoveries
  5. The Dabona Cemetery in Xiangyun County, Yunnan
  6. New archaeological discoveries
  7. Gurugyam and Chuvthag Cemeteries in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet
  8. New archaeological discoveries
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