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This book uses new archaeological discoveries and the latest academic research results, and refers to historical documents to discuss the detailed characteristics and specific processes of early civilization and social development in the Haidai region (or Dongfang region, Qilu region, and Dongyi cultural region) with Shandong Province as the core from an archaeological perspective. The main content of this book has the following five aspects. First, as one of the diverse origins of Chinese civilization, the prehistoric civilization development characteristics of the Haidai region are outstanding and the social development model is also unique. Second, the Haidai region played a unique role in the formation and development of early Chinese civilization. Third, the characteristics of the prehistoric social and cultural development of the Haidai region are analyzed from specific aspects such as the production of ancient writing, social stratification, gender division of labor, the production and control of jade articles for nobles, salt production and regional social development. The fourth is the development of the Xia and Shang civilization by the Dongyi ethnic groups. The fifth is the development process of Yin and Shang culture in the Haidai area. It is emphasized that in the late Shang Dynasty, the Yin and Shang culture and power retreated on a large scale in the west, north and south, but the most stable development was in the east, where settlements The population increased sharply, and the cultural outlook was most closely related to the Yin Shang culture, but had no contact with the Dongyi culture, forming a binary opposition. The feudal states with the surnames Ji, Jiang, Zhou, and Si in the eastern region of the Zhou Dynasty were all located in the distribution area of the late Shang culture. These became the foundation of early Qilu culture.