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本书以历史文化名城宁波灿烂的史前文明为主题。以河姆渡文化为代表的史前文明，费定了宁波作为长江流域文化发源地的历史地位。本书介绍了河姆渡遗址的考古过程和发现，包括建筑、水稻栽种、家畜期养、采集渔猎、纺纱织布、陶艺漆器、航海造船等，并梳理了河姆渡文化和良渚文化的关系，确立了宁波先民作为百越民族祖先的历史地位，本书具有强烈而独特的地域特色，具有科研价值、艺术价值和文化价值，突出了宁波人民的智慧、创造力，以及与时俱进的精神，本书的英文翻译，对于宁波文化以及浙江文化的外宣，具有重要意义。
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Part 1  A Sketch of Ningbo's Historic Cultures
  Ⅰ The Hemudu Culture
  Ⅱ  The Liangzhu Culture
  Ⅲ  Archeology of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties
Part 2  The Dawn in the East
  Ⅰ  Environmental Changes
  Ⅱ  A Marvel in the History of Architecture
  Ⅲ  A Milestone in Rice Farming
  Ⅳ  Domestication of Dogs and Pigs
  Ⅴ  Gathering, Fishing and Hunting
  Ⅵ  Rice as the Staple Food and Fish as the Main Dish
  Ⅶ  Wells
  Ⅷ  Pioneers of Marine Culture
  Ⅸ  Knitting and Weaving
  Ⅹ  Handicrafts
  Ⅺ  Aesthetics
  Ⅻ  Sun God's Hometown
  XIII  The Origins and Evolution of the Hemudu Culture
  XIV  The Integration into the Liangzhu Culture
  XV  The Ancestors of the Baiyue People
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