Prehistoric damaging earthquake promoted the decline of"Heluo Ancient State"in Early China  

作　　者：Xiu HU Peng LU Youli LI Duowen MO Wanfa GU Qingri LIU Ailun GUO Panpan CHEN Hui WANG Yan TIAN Xu WANG Yayi HU Jiqin ZHANG Zhen WANG Quanxing LUO Junjie XU 

机构地区：[1]School of Urban and Environmental Science,Peking University,Beijing,100871,China [2]Institute of Geography,Henan Academy of Sciences,Zhengzhou,450052,China [3]Zhengzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology,Zhengzhou,450000,China [4]The Institute of Archaeology,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,Beijing,100710,China [5]College of History,Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou,450000,China [6]School of Earth Sciences and Engineering,Sun Yat-Sen University,Guangzhou,510275,China

出　　处：《Science China Earth Sciences》2023年第5期1120-1132,共13页中国科学（地球科学英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2020YFC1521605);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41971002,41971016.41671014 and U2039201);the National Social Science Foundation of China(Grant No.19ZDA227);the Study of Environment Archaeology in Zhengzhou,the Digital Environment Archaeology Specially-appointed Researcher of Henan,China(Grant No.210501002);the Science and Technology Open Cooperation Project(Grant No.210901006);the Science and Technology Think-Tank Project of Henan Academy of Sciences(Grant No.210701002)。

摘　　要：The emergence of the"Ancient State"is considered an important stage in the discourse on human civilizations.Based on its complex and hierarchical social structure,the Shuanghuaishu site of Henan Province is regarded as an"Ancient state",specifically the"Heluo Ancient State".The site is situated in the middle reaches of the Yellow River region and played a key role in prehistoric China.However,the reasons behind its decline are unclear.Here,we conducted an integrated investigation of the archaeological excavations and archaeoseismic analyses at the Shuanghuaishu site.We identified paleoseismic remains within paleo-artificial moats,which were formed owing to off-fault structures of soil liquefaction,hillslope landslides,and related ground fractures,along with shake-related wall disruption and building collapse in the residential zone.Charcoal dating was conducted to constrain the age for this earthquake event,which was determined to be approximately 5.0 cal kyr BP.Furthermore,based on the practical curve for earthquake-induced liquefaction,the preliminary estimate of the magnitude of this paleo seismic event is greater than M_(s)5.9-6.0.We propose that the Shuanghuaishu site experienced a recession after the earthquake event,which may have influenced the continuous development of the"Heluo Ancient State"as a regional center settlement.

关 键 词：Shuanghuaishu site Heluo Ancient State Yangshao culture Archaeoseismology GEOHAZARDS 

分 类 号：K878[历史地理—考古学及博物馆学]