Nomadic Life

 

Criteria for the determination of nomadic life  remains and related issues

——Centered on the northern Great Wall during the Summer Solstice and Warring States Period

Abstract: In the past, archaeologists have determined the existence of nomadic remains by examining "migration patterns", "habitation forms" and "livestock livelihoods"

 In fact, the nomadic people in northern China in modern times and history are by no means pure and pure nomadic society.

His livelihood needs to be analyzed in detail. This paper argues that nomads may temporarily settle down in certain years and seasons, especially in winter, and may

Form a certain scale of community and even urban settlements; nomadic relics are often located in specific geographical areas; terrain analysis is required when determining nomadic relics

landform. Animal skeletons are of particular significance in judging nomadic remains, and care should be taken to exclude various accidental factors in the analysis;

Only a single animal species is more suitable for nomadic life. The combination of horses and sheep can already constitute the most basic elements of nomadic life. Pigs and chickens are also used in special circumstances.

Not necessarily absolutely incompatible with nomadic life. When judging nomadic relics based on the relics, special attention should be paid to animal husbandry production tools and materials reflecting the characteristics of nomadic life.

Everyday utensils. Artistic themes reflecting nomadic life should also be given attention.

The economic and cultural form of nomadic society is very different from that of farming civilization, which attracts the attention of many scholars.

As far as Chinese scholars are concerned, the concern for nomads has another meaning. Ever since there were records in the literature, farming in the Central Plains

The collision between ethnic groups and northern nomads is almost consistent with ancient Chinese history. These northern nomads periodically Huma south herds.

Infused with fresh ingredients. It can be said that the conflicts and exchanges between the farming peoples in the Central Plains and the nomadic peoples in the north in Chinese history not only constituted the world

It is a unique landscape in the history of civilization, and it is an important driving force and stimulus for the continuous development and self-renewal of Chinese civilization.

However, the records of the northern nomads in Chinese literature and historical records gradually became clear after Sima Qian's "Historical Records" in the Western Han Dynasty.

Yes, our understanding of the former is very vague, and the clarity of the latter is only relative. Therefore, archaeologists hope to.

One of the key points is to solve the problem of the origin of nomadic industry in northern China.

Various signs indicate that the Summer Solstice and Warring States Period was the key period to solve this problem, as the northern nomads and the farmers in the Central Plains

The northern Great Wall at the frontier of ethnic contact is a key area to solve this problem. Archaeologists increasingly turn their attention to the solstice battle

The remains of the Great Wall in the north of China.

So, what criteria are used to determine the nomadic remains of this period.