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	Hydrological Variations and the Ancient Silk Road in the Northern Tarim Basin between Han and Sui Dynasties
	Lu Fenglin; Zhang Hua; Hou Juzhi; Cao Xianyong; Liu Chenglin
来源期刊	Acta Geologica Sinica
ISSN	1000-9515
出版年	2020
卷号	94 期号:3 页码:646-657
英文摘要	The fluctuation pattern of China's civilization can be ascribed to climate change and historical geopolitical variations. The ancient Silk Road served as the most prosperous route connecting East Asia and Europe during Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) and Sui-Tang Dynasties (581-907 AD), but was deserted in Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern dynasties (220-580 AD), of which the Tarim Basin was a key area. However, our understanding about the decline of the route during this period remains limited. Here, we present an ~7-year resolution record based on optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) age-depth model (ca. 120 BC-750AD) from Luntai (LT) profile, about 5 km from the modern Tarim River, which fed the ancient oases, to assess the potential causes on the documented decline of the ancient Silk Road between Late Han and Sui dynasties. In this study, five episodes of hydrological change were identified by combining grain size, magnetic susceptibility, geochemistry and TOC/TN contents. Our reconstruction reveals that cold and wet climate dominated at 120BC-50 AD and 550-750AD, respectively, indicated by strong hydrodynamic conditions. Relatively warm and humid climate occurred at 120-550AD, between Eastern Han and Sui-Tang dynasties, indicating a better and more suitable local environment. A comparison between the studied region and other areas of China demonstrates that the paleoclimatic variations in eastern and western China exhibit rough discrepancies, and the hydrological conditions in arid region is inconsistent with the decline of ancient Silk Road in the northern Tarim Basin. We suggest that political and societal factors are the key issues that caused the interruption of Silk Road during Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern dynasties, such as the co-occurrence of societal crises, turmoil and division in eastern China, rather than the deteriorating climatic condition in the northern Tarim basin.
英文关键词	hydrological changes paleochannel paleoclimate climate change Silk Road
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	CSCD
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
CSCD记录号	CSCD:6748287
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/336298
作者单位	Lu Fenglin, Institute of Mineral Resources,Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences;;Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences, ;;Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology,Chinese Academy of Sciences, ;;, Beijing;;Beijing 100037;;100101.; Zhang Hua, Institute of Mineral Resources,Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China.; Liu Chenglin, Institute of Mineral Resources,Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China.; Hou Juzhi, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences;;CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology,Chinese Academy of Sciences;;CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences, ;;, Beijing;;Beijing 100101;;100101.; Cao Xianyong, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences;;CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Alpine Ec...
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lu Fenglin,Zhang Hua,Hou Juzhi,et al. Hydrological Variations and the Ancient Silk Road in the Northern Tarim Basin between Han and Sui Dynasties[J],2020,94(3):646-657.
APA	Lu Fenglin,Zhang Hua,Hou Juzhi,Cao Xianyong,&Liu Chenglin.(2020).Hydrological Variations and the Ancient Silk Road in the Northern Tarim Basin between Han and Sui Dynasties.Acta Geologica Sinica,94(3),646-657.
MLA	Lu Fenglin,et al."Hydrological Variations and the Ancient Silk Road in the Northern Tarim Basin between Han and Sui Dynasties".Acta Geologica Sinica 94.3(2020):646-657.