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Yijie Zhuang examines the environmental setting of early civilisation in China, connecting changing landscapes with settlement, agriculture, and social development. Archaeological evidence is brought together with research on Holocene climate, rivers, soils, and water systems to explore the varied conditions in which communities developed.
The study moves beyond a single explanation based on climate or geography. It considers how people managed opportunities and pressures in different regions, including the loess landscapes of northern China and the waterways associated with Liangzhu. Maps, photographs, and discussion of archaeological sites show how environmental change and human decisions interacted over long periods.
Yijie Zhuang. Environmental Foundations to the Rise of Early Civilisations in China. Cambridge University Press, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009158954. CC BY-NC 4.0. Original edition unchanged.