《中国考古学·新石器时代卷》全面系统、重点突出地介绍了20世纪20年代初以来80余年中国新石器时代考古发现与研究的成果。本书的主体，以年代先后为经，以不同地区文化遗存为纬，纵横结合，构建了全国各地不同时期新石器时代文化的时间、空间和内涵框架体系。时间方面，把大约公元前10000年至公元前2000年左右的新石器时代文化，按年代早晚和发展演变脉络，大致分为新石器时代早期、中期、晚期和末期四个时期。空间方面，以黄河流域、北方地区、长江流域和华南地区四大区域为第一层次，再在四大区域内划分不同地区为第二层次，然后以不同文化遗存为第三层次。内涵方面，在介绍不同时期不同地区的新石器时代文化中，尽可能提供该文化全部的信息，同时注意勾画若干重点文化区的文化谱系与文化关系及其重要发展成就；又在早期、中期、晚期和末期的北南大区所分六章之末，都各列一节，来总结该时间段该大区域新石器时代文化总的发展水平和面貌。本书首尾还有四篇专论，分别是综述中国新石器时代考古的发展历程，以了解其学术史的一个侧面；从地貌和气候两方面阐述新石器时代自然环境状况，以了解当时人类生存和活动的地理背景；对新石器时代居民的种系研究，重点了解先民的体质形态类型和种族演变；最后总体考察中国新石器时代，探讨了社会发展诸阶段的概况和文明起源问题，证实连续、多元的新石器时代文化孕育了日后中国古代文明的辉煌。

本书对从事考古学、先秦史学、民族学、文物和博物馆学等以及相关学科的研究工作者，均具有较高参考价值。

"Chinese Archaeology Neolithic Volume" comprehensively, systematically and emphatically introduces the achievements of more than 80 years of archaeological discoveries and research in China since the early 20s of the 20th century. The main body of this book takes chronology as the longitude, takes the cultural relics of different regions as the latitude, and combines vertically and horizontally to construct the temporal, spatial and connotation framework system of Neolithic culture in different periods across the country. In terms of time, the Neolithic culture from about 10000 BC to 2000 BC is roughly divided into four periods: early, middle, late and late Neolithic according to the early and late years and the context of development and evolution. In terms of space, the four major regions of the Yellow River Basin, the northern region, the Yangtze River Basin and South China are the first level, and then different regions are divided into the four major regions as the second level, and then different cultural relics are the third level. In terms of connotation, in introducing Neolithic cultures in different periods and regions, all information about this culture is provided as much as possible, while attention is paid to outlining the cultural genealogy and cultural relations of several key cultural areas and their important development achievements; At the end of the six chapters of the early, middle, late and late northern and southern regions, each section is listed to summarize the overall development level and appearance of Neolithic culture in this large region during this period. There are also four monographs at the beginning and end of the book, which summarize the development of Neolithic archaeology in China to understand one aspect of its academic history; Explain the natural environment of the Neolithic period from both geomorphological and climatic aspects to understand the geographical background of human existence and activities at that time; The germline study of Neolithic inhabitants, focusing on understanding the physical morphological type and ethnic evolution of the ancestors; Finally, the overall investigation of the Neolithic period in China discusses the overview of the stages of social development and the origin of civilization, and confirms that the continuous and diversified Neolithic culture gave birth to the glory of ancient Chinese civilization in the future. This book has high reference value for researchers engaged in archaeology, pre-Qin history, ethnology, cultural relics and museology, and related disciplines.（AI翻译）