The Prehistoric Economy And The Process Of Social Civilization In The Lower Reaches Of The Yangtze River

The development of prehistoric culture on the area of Lower Yangtze River, plays a very important role in the Chinese prehistoric culture pattern and civilization origin.The system research of how this region’s prehistoric social becomes so complexing,which not only contribute to the transformation of regional research from the culture to social orientation,but also has crucial significance to understand the development of Chinese civilization multielement one-piece process in early stage correctly.On the area of Lower Yangtze Rive archaeological work and research exhumation already strike up exhaustive prehistorical cultural development skeletal foundation, this reasearch, based on this foundation. Use the method of settlement archaeological research, put society and economy, individuals and groups in an important location equally.Re-considering about the prehistorical economy and the process of civilization providing a new idea and study of examples for the research of the area of Lower Yangtze River in prehistoric economic and social civilized progress.Social-economic research will use the combination of macro and micro methods to make a characteristic division about the prehistoric society on the area of Lower Yangtze River.On the one hand,we will study the macro-regional;On the other hand,we will focus on the feeding system and Craft-trade system which can be observed and confirmed by remains.Investigation and research on social issues will be based on the settlement archaeological,upholding on both individuals and groups to obtain comprehensive understanding of relevant issues.Based on these two points to analysis the economic and social of prehistoric social on the area of Lower Yangtze River,we can divide it into three consecutive stages of development.The first stage is from Early Neolithic to the early part of the Late Neolithic.At this stage,the Broad-Spectrum Economy is in dominant position in the economic structure and agricultural economy is developing rapidly.Roughly equal between in the internal settlement and groups.The period of Majiabang-Hemudu culture is highly developed egalitarian society.The second is the early and middle stages of Songze culture,low development of social and economic can’t provide conclusive evidences to say that the rice farming economy has overtaken the Broad-Spectrum economy. Initial stratification and differentiation appears in the individuals and groups.At the same time,the secondary settlements are in a general increasing and a small number of people have already mastered the society’s financial and power.The third is from the late stage of Songze to Liangzhu culture,the rice farming replacing the Broad-Spectrum economy becomes the core of economic structure. Serious stratification and differentiation appears.Not only the individuals can be divided into big,medium and small according to the scale,but also the groups shows three levels.The complex structure of tertiary structure should be closely related to the production of royal.