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	Earth surface processes and their effects on human behavior in monsoonal China during the Pleistocene-Holocene epochs
	Lu Huayu; Zhuo Haixin; Zhang Wenchao; Wang Shejiang; Zhang Hongyan; Sun Xuefeng; Jia Xin; Xu Zhiwei; Wang Xianyan
来源期刊	Journal of Geographical Sciences
ISSN	1009-637X
出版年	2017
卷号	27 期号:11 页码:1311-1324
英文摘要	There is a wide diversity of landforms in China. The topography of three major terraces, decreasing in height stepwise from west to east, was formed by the early Miocene. With the commencement of the Great Northern Hemisphere Glaciations (GHGs) and the glacial-interglacial cycles in the Pleistocene, thick loess deposits accumulated in north China, and fluvial terraces were formed and lakes expanded and contracted in eastern and central China. The earliest evidence of hominins in China is dated to ~1.7 Ma; they occupied the monsoon-dominated region for a long interval, until the late Pleistocene,~50 ka. In this study, we investigated a large area rich in the relics and artifacts of early man. The results indicate that the early humans occupied riverine areas, especially medium-sized fluvial basins,and lake shores. Even in the relatively recent geological past, the occupation and abandonment of settlements were directly forced by the shifting of sand dune fields in the desert-loess transitional zone, which in turn was closely associated with variations in the monsoon climate and vegetation patterns. Our observations indicate that landforms were one of the main determinants of early human behavior, in that loess tableland, large alluvial plains, desert-Gobi areas, and the Tibetan Plateau, were not suitable environments for early human settlement. We infer that the early humans in China adapted their behavior to specific landforms and landform processes. The monsoon climate, which shapes the large-scale step-like pattern of fluvial landforms, promotes vegetation coverage and dominates soil formation, provides a crucial context for early human adaptation. The adaptation of early humans to earth surface processes in East Asia is investigated for the first time in this study. Future investigations will provide further information that will increase our understanding of the linkage between early human behavior and landform processes in East Asia.
英文关键词	earth surface processes early human behavior monsoon Pleistocene Holocene China
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Bronze
收录类别	CSCD
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
CSCD记录号	CSCD:6053121
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/335847
作者单位	Lu Huayu, School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.; Zhuo Haixin, School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.; Zhang Wenchao, School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.; Zhang Hongyan, School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.; Sun Xuefeng, School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.; Jia Xin, School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.; Xu Zhiwei, School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.; Wang Xianyan, School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.; Wang Shejiang, Joint Laboratory of Human Evolution and Archaeometry, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontolog...
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lu Huayu,Zhuo Haixin,Zhang Wenchao,et al. Earth surface processes and their effects on human behavior in monsoonal China during the Pleistocene-Holocene epochs[J],2017,27(11):1311-1324.
APA	Lu Huayu.,Zhuo Haixin.,Zhang Wenchao.,Wang Shejiang.,Zhang Hongyan.,...&Wang Xianyan.(2017).Earth surface processes and their effects on human behavior in monsoonal China during the Pleistocene-Holocene epochs.Journal of Geographical Sciences,27(11),1311-1324.
MLA	Lu Huayu,et al."Earth surface processes and their effects on human behavior in monsoonal China during the Pleistocene-Holocene epochs".Journal of Geographical Sciences 27.11(2017):1311-1324.