Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Research Background, Natural Environment and Definitions of Related Terminology -- 1.1.1 Origins -- 1.1.2 The Eurasian Steppe, the Natural Geography and Ecological Environment of Xinjiang -- 1.1.3 Definition and Instruction -- 1.2 Review of Archeological Discoveries and Research History -- 1.3 Research Purposes, Research Methods and Values -- 1.3.1 Research Purposes -- 1.3.2 Research Methods -- 1.3.3 Research Value -- References -- 2 Site Characteristics and Chronology of the Archaeological Remains in the Eastern Tianshan Mountain Region -- 2.1 Northern and Southern Regions of Harlik Mountains and Barkul Mountains -- 2.1.1 Hami Basin Region -- 2.1.2 Yiwu and Balikun Regions -- 2.1.3 Summary -- 2.2 The Turpan Region -- 2.2.1 The Turpan Basin -- 2.2.2 Alagou Region -- 2.3 The Pediment Region of the Northern Foothills of Bogeda Mountains -- 2.3.1 Archaeological Discoveries at the Pediment Region of the Northern Foothills of Bogeda Mountains, Including Urumqi's Midong District, Fukang, Jimsar, Qitai, and Mulei County -- 2.3.2 Summary -- 2.4 The North-South Corridor Between the East and West Tianshan Mountains -- 2.4.1 Archaeological Findings in the North-South Corridor Between the East and West Tianshan Mountains -- 2.4.2 Summary -- 2.5 Summary -- References -- 3 Site Characteristics and Chronology of the Archaeological Remains in the Tarim Basin Region -- 3.1 The Southern Part of the Eastern Section of the Western Tian Shan -- 3.1.1 |