Discovery and significance of buried paleoearthquake of the early Shang Dynasty (1260-1520 BC) in Xuecun,Xingyang,Henan Province,China  

作　　者：XIA ZhengKai ZHANG XiaoHu CHU XiaoLong ZHANG JunNa 

机构地区：[1]Department of Urban and Environmental Science, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China [2]Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Zhengzhou 450000, China

出　　处：《Chinese Science Bulletin》2010年第12期1186-1192,共7页

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40571168);National Key Technology Research and Development Program (Grant No. 2006BAK21B02)

摘　　要：Due to the South-to-North Water Diversion Project,the salvage archaeological excavations were conducted in Xuecun,Xingyang city,Henan Province,China,by the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Henan Province in 2005 and 2006.Ample evidence for a paleoearthquake was found during the excavation in the Xuecun archaeological site.The evidence includes faults,two small grabens and a series of ground fissures.These geological structures are considered to be generated by the earthquake.Based on the relationship between the paleoseismic relics and the cultural layers excavated in the site,we inferred that the earthquake took place in the early Shang Dynasty (the Erligang period).The AMS 14C dates of charcoal from ash pits in the site indicate that the earthquake occurred between 1260 BC and 1520 BC.The paleoearthquake during this period was first discovered in the Central Plain of China.This discovery not only extents the scope of paleoseismic investigation,but also provides valuable information for safety evaluation of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.Due to the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the salvage archaeological excavations were conducted in Xuecun, Xingyang city, Henan Province, China, by the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Henan Province in 2005 and 2006. Ample evidence for a paleoearthquake was found during the excavation in the Xuecun archaeological site. The evidence includes faults, two small grabens and a series of ground fissures. These geological structures are considered to be generated by the earthquake. Based on the relationship between the paleoseismic relics and the cultural layers excavated in the site, we inferred that the earthquake took place in the early Shang Dynasty （the Erligang period）. The AMS 14C dates of charcoal from ash pits in the site indicate that the earthquake occurred between 1260 BC and 1520 BC. The paleoearthquake during this period was first discovered in the Central Plain of China. This discovery not only extents the scope of paleoseismic investigation, but also provides valuable information for safety evaluation of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.

关 键 词：古地震 河南省 中国 早期 商代 荥阳市 掩埋 引水工程 

分 类 号：P316[天文地球—地震学]