The author reviews the discovery and research history of settlement of the earlier phase of Yangshao Culture in Weihe valley firstly. The houses of the earlier phase of Yangshao Culture in Weihe valley can be divided into types and shapes according to the interior arrangement, then the author analyses the function and scale of them. The houses of Jiangzhai and Dadiwan sites can be divided into several groups. And then the author inspects the Banpo, Jiangzhai, Beishouling and Dadiwan sites, discuss their settlement evolution. Finally, the author generalizes the character of settlement evolution of the earlier phase of Yangshao Culture in Weihe valley based on contrasting the representative settlement in other areas. |