Influence of rainfall changes from 4.6 to 3.0 ka BP on ceramic pipes

IF 2.6 1区艺术学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL

Heritage Science Pub Date : 2024-07-04 DOI:10.1186/s40494-024-01337-8

Shuaiqi Wang, Xiangyu Zhu, Ye Tian

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Abstract

The impact of climate change on human social development has been a topic of research for a long time. Ceramic pipes, which are vital components of urban drainage engineering, are crucial means of managing rain hazards and floods. Exploring the historical evolution of ceramic pipes can help in better understanding the interplay between climate change and human behavior. This study examined the diameters of 86 ceramic pipes unearthed from six cultural sites in central China, including Pingliangtai, Taosi, and Erlitou, dated to 4600–3040 a BP. By combining speleothem records from the excavation sites with precipitation and temperature composite curves for China using Pearson correlation analysis, and verifying with pollen records. The results show that changes in rainfall were the main factor influencing the diameters of the ceramic pipes. This indicates that during this period, ancient people in the Central Plains of China were able to adjust the size of the ceramic pipes to regulate the water management capacity of urban water systems, thereby adapting urban development to climate change.

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公元前 4.6 至 3.0 ka 年降雨量变化对陶瓷管道的影响

气候变化对人类社会发展的影响一直是一个研究课题。陶瓷管道是城市排水工程的重要组成部分，是治理雨灾和洪灾的重要手段。探索陶瓷管道的历史演变有助于更好地理解气候变化与人类行为之间的相互作用。这项研究考察了中国中部平凉台、陶寺、二里头等六个文化遗址出土的 86 件陶管的直径，其年代为公元前 4600-3040 年。通过皮尔逊相关分析，将发掘地点的岩浆记录与中国的降水和温度综合曲线相结合，并与花粉记录进行验证。结果表明，降雨量的变化是影响陶管直径的主要因素。这表明，在这一时期，中国中原地区的古人能够通过调整陶管的尺寸来调节城市水系的水管理能力，从而使城市发展适应气候变化。

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来源期刊

Heritage Science Arts and Humanities-Conservation

CiteScore

4.00

自引率

20.00%

发文量

183

审稿时长

19 weeks

期刊介绍： Heritage Science is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research covering: Understanding of the manufacturing processes, provenances, and environmental contexts of material types, objects, and buildings, of cultural significance including their historical significance. Understanding and prediction of physico-chemical and biological degradation processes of cultural artefacts, including climate change, and predictive heritage studies. Development and application of analytical and imaging methods or equipments for non-invasive, non-destructive or portable analysis of artwork and objects of cultural significance to identify component materials, degradation products and deterioration markers. Development and application of invasive and destructive methods for understanding the provenance of objects of cultural significance. Development and critical assessment of treatment materials and methods for artwork and objects of cultural significance. Development and application of statistical methods and algorithms for data analysis to further understanding of culturally significant objects. Publication of reference and corpus datasets as supplementary information to the statistical and analytical studies above. Description of novel technologies that can assist in the understanding of cultural heritage.