An Isotopic Perspective on Animal Husbandry at the Xinzhai Site During the Initial Stage of the Legendary Xia Dynasty (2070–1600 BC)

Located in the Central Plains of China, the early Xia Dynasty site of Xinzhai (2050 BC–1750 BC) with large archaeological features and exquisite artifacts of jade and copper is pivotal for probing the origin and formation of Chinese civilisation. Here, stable isotope ratios analysis, supplemented by zooarchaeological results, was used to investigate the exploitation and management of animals utilised by humans. It was demonstrated that a diverse pattern of animal raising and exploitation was present at the Xinzhai site. The domestic pigs were fed with substantial amounts of millets or their byproducts to guarantee a food source for the dietary demands of the humans. Dogs were also found to have consumed large amounts of C₄ protein sources, likely in the form of human food scraps or leftovers. The domestic herbivores, sheep and cattle, showed different dietary characteristics in that the former mainly grazed in the natural environment, while the latter species were fed with large amounts of C₄ products. This intra‐species variation was somewhat related to their physiological characteristics but seems to have been more determined by their different status in social and ritual activities. Thus, this research at Xinzhai provides a glimpse of the organisation of animal resources during the initial formation of Chinese civilisation. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

明代国家祭祀体系中的“天”——一种政治文化视角的分析

祀天是明朝国家祭祀体系的核心,统治者通过祀天向全社会展示国家主导意识形态所认定的人间与自然世界的终极秩序,并由此演绎出现行政治权威的合法性和社会秩序规范。这种活动透射出,从根本的意义上说,明人眼中的"天"是独一无二的至上权威,这种抽象之天以具有象征意义的神圣符号的形式,凌驾于一切自然与人世存在之上,是一切人间制度、伦理、行为的终极尺度。与此同时,在明人祭祀活动中还可以看到"天"之意象的复杂性,有时会显露出自然的属性或者人格的属性。明朝皇帝、士大夫群体以及普通民众因身份和祭祀目的的不同而对祭天礼仪有各自的解读,这些解读构成明人宇宙、社会观念的重要内容。     

构建和谐社会必须着力建设和谐文化

和谐文化建设是和谐社会的重要组成部分,构建和谐社会必须着力建设和谐文化。在继承和发展中建设和谐文化,是广大社会成员进行自我教育、提高全社会文明程度的有效途径。     

《水经·洛水注》校笺及水道与政区复原(下)

《水经注》是我国古代以水道为纲记载地理信息的著名典籍,对于研究早期水道情况和政区变迁有着极为重要的意义。以往对《水经注》的研究主要集中于版本流传与郦学史方面,对郦注本文尚乏深入而细致的地理学方面的探究。因此,在文本校勘与史源探求工作的基础之上,选取《水经注》卷十五《洛水篇》作为研究对象,并利用相关文献和考古资料对郦注所记载的洛水相关水道与城邑进行全面的考释与系统的复原,不失为在《水经注》本体研究方面所进行的一次有益尝试。此外,以古今对照的形式编制出的《<水经·洛水注>河流名称古今对照表》与《<水经·洛水注>图》,不仅可以直观而形象地展现研究的结论,同时也可为相关研究者研读《水经注》提供便利。本文分上下篇,上篇已先行刊布,下编研究的范围自洛水东出散关至最终与河水交汇部分。     

新见"襄阴"圜钱与"(衣)金"尖足空首布

一、"襄阴"圜钱 几年前见到一枚战国圜钱,钱径26、孔径10mm,重6.2克(图1).因其上文字比较特别,当时仅一见,曾旋读为"襄二甾",判定为战国晚期赵国圜钱.①近期见到两枚与几年前见到的那一枚大小、铭文基本相同的圜钱,一枚重3.5克(图2),一枚重4.2克(图3,"襄"字下部笔画很浅),文字清晰可辨,当释读为"襄阴二".     

The San-Min Doctrine and the early legislation of the Nanjing government

Shortly after the Nanjing Nationalist government was established, Hu Hanmin and others rejected the existing legal system and proposed instead the San-Min Doctrine legislative principles, which they called society oriented. These principles were derived from Sun Yat-sen’s San-Min Doctrine. A direct manifestation of these legislative principles was the Guomindang’s one-party dictatorship under the system of political tutelage. As the legal system developed during the early period of the Nanjing government, a number of laws were designed to restrain capital and equalize landownership. In his legislative principles, Hu Hanmin understood “obligations centered” to mean “society centered.” When his society-centered principle was applied in laws, the resulting legislation appeared authoritarian in that the state, the nation, and society had the first priority. Therefore, the nature of the political tutelage based on this legislation was closer to feudalism than to modern capitalism.     

不同类型传统村落脆弱性比较研究

以湘南地区作为研究单元,多元化获取数据,运用“敏感-暴露-适应”分析框架和数理模型评价法对3种类型、6个村落的脆弱程度和致脆因素进行比较研究。结果表明：①务工型强脆弱、工贸型中脆弱、旅游型微脆弱;②旅游型和工贸型属复合E-A致脆类型,务工型属均衡E-A-S致脆类型;③务工型的敏感性远大于其他类型,民俗文化和村落居民是主要敏感因子;④旅游型为强暴露、工贸型为中暴露、务工型为微暴露。城镇化和旅游开发是主要暴露因素;⑤旅游型的适应性最高,工贸型次之,务工型最差;⑥不同类型村落的致脆短板因素差异较大。     

浅谈商周青铜器上的人物形象

人物形象装饰是商周青铜器装饰题材的重要组成部分,其形象的阶段性变化十分显著,即由“神”人逐渐向写实的奴隶、群体人物形象的转变,极富时代特征,反映了商周艺术家在塑造人物形象时受到了不同时代社会思想的影响。     

回顾传统方志理论 展望当代修志理念——古代名人论方志对当前修志理念的启迪

古代名人对方志的论述非常丰富,传统方志理论从方志的缘起、内容、资料、体例、原则、难点和目的等方面阐释方志思想发展演变。当代修志要突出全面系统、以志辅治的理念,凸显重视民生、关注人文的理念,彰显精取史料、追求真实的理念,追求纂著并重、因创结合的理念,昭示秉笔直书、实事求是的理念,重现敬业慎重、虚怀谦让的理念,凸显存志为用、资治教化的理念。     

Artinskian (Early Permian) fusuline fauna from the Rongma area in northern Tibet: palaeoclimatic and palaeobiogeographic implications

Zhang, Y.C., Wang, Y., Zhang, Y.J. & Yuan, D.X., 2013. Artinskian (Early Permian) fusuline fauna from the Rongma area in northern Tibet: palaeoclimatic and palaeobiogeographic implications. Alcheringa 37, 529–546. ISSN 0311–5518.

A fusuline fauna consisting of ten species in five genera from the Qudi Formation of the Jiaomuri and Gangtangcuo sections in the Rongma area, northern Tibet, is described. This fauna contains a few typical Peri-Gondwanan fusuline species such as Pseudofusulina pamirensis, Neodutkevitchia insignis and N. sp. cf. N. tumidiscula. The fauna is dated as Artinskian based on the presence of both genera Chalaroschwagerina and Praeskinnerella. The Peri-Gondwanan fusuline fauna in the Qiangtang Block is grouped palaeobiogeographically into the Southern Transitional Zone, which is located in the southern part of the Peri-Gondwanan blocks during the late Sakmarian and Artinskian. Moreover, the occurrence of the Peri-Gondwanan fusuline fauna, the lithological transition from glacimarine deposits to carbonates, and the Peri-Gondwanan fusulines’ apparent southeastward migration from the Kalmard Block of central Iran during the Artinskian, are interpreted here to be the result of global warming after the peak of the Late Palaeozoic Ice Age.

Yi-chun Zhang [geozyc@yahoo.com], School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia; State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, PR China; Yue Wang [yuewang@nigpas.ac.cn], State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, PR China; Yu-jie Zhang [zebiac@163.com], Chengdu Center, China Geological Survey, 2 Renming Road North, Chengdu 610081, PR China; Dong-xun Yuan [yuanzi55@163.com], State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China; Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210008, PR China. Received 12.3.2013; revised 2.5.2013; accepted 12.5.2013.