“中国文明起源与形成学术研讨会”综述

摘要

2012年5月20日至23日,＂中国文明起源与形成学术研讨会＂在江苏张家港召开,与会的数十家学术机构一百余位专家学者围绕＂近年来有关文明起源阶段的考古新发现与研究＂、＂以考古发现进行的文明进程新研究＂、＂多学科结合在文明探源研究中的运用＂、＂考古学、科技研究与文献历史学间的关系探讨＂以及＂对文明起源研究的理论问题探讨＂等五个主题进行了充分的研讨,交流了＂中华文明探源工程＂十年来的科研成果,汇报了考古工作的新进展及多学科交流所开创的文明起源研究新局面,有效推进了中国文明起源与形成研究的深入开展,推动文明研究迈向新的高度。%The conference on the origins and formation of Chinese civilization was held in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, from May 20th to 23rd, 2012. Over one hundred scholars from about ten academic institutions attended the conference and discussed the conference theme from the following five topics： recent archaeological discoveries and studies on Chinese civilization at its original phase; new studies on the process of civilization based on archaeological discoveries; interdisciplinary approach in the research of the origins of Chinese civilization; relationships between archaeology, scientific and technological research and philological history; and theoretical research on the origins of Chinese civilization. Participants also exchanged research results in the past ten years, presented archaeological advancements and discussed the new research environment caused by interdisciplinary communications. The conference promoted the research on the ori- gins and formation of Chinese civilization toward a higher stage.