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ABSTRACT
The Shanghai region is home to millennia of archaeological cultures and a massive modern metropolois. Until recently, this regional history has remained within the overarching framework of a north-China centric archaeology. Throughout the emergence of archaeological cultures in Shanghai and its periphery, however, we can observe striking adaptations to the vulnerability of its landscape, as well as ingenious technical and engineering solutions. This paper uses archaeological data to explore how this fragile environment was treated in the past and how people adapted to it, offering insights into the long-term human-environment interactions with the Lower Yangtze area.
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The authors are grateful to the funds from the National Social Science Fund of China (21CKG022) for financial support.
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Edward Allen
Edward Allen is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology of Fudan University. His research focuses on the agro-pastoral societies of northwest China, circa 2000 BC.
Michael Storozum
Michael Storozum is a senior research fellow of School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University. His research interests include the environmental archaeology and political ecology of ancient China.
Pengfei Sheng
Pengfei Sheng is a research track associate professor of Fudan University. His research covers paleobotany and bioarchaeology, and he is broadly interested in ancient agriculture, the archaeology of food and human ecology.