一、中华文明起源研究的新进展中华文明起源研究是中国考古学20世纪80年代以来经久不衰的研究课题。进入新世纪以来,各地区陆续召开了一系列关于中华文明起源的专题性学术研讨会,取得了一定的进展。“夏商周断代工程”结题之后,举国家之力支持的“中华文明探源工程”这一重大研究项目,从预研究到目前正在开展的第三期研究,前后已逾十年。“探源工 I. New Progress in the Study of the Origin of Chinese Civilization The study of the origins of Chinese civilization is an enduring research topic of Chinese archeology since the 1980s. Since the beginning of the new century, a series of special symposia on the origins of Chinese civilization have been held in various regions and some progress has been made. ”After the Xia, Shang, Zhou dynasties project “ knot, take the force of the state to support ”Chinese civilization source project “ this major research project, from pre-research to the third phase of the ongoing study, before and after ten years. ”Source workers