Shan, Siwei
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Social Science Foundation of China (21CKG006)
Article History
Received: 25 June 2025
Accepted: 31 December 2025
First Online: 12 January 2026
Competing interests
: Siwei Shan, the corresponding author of this manuscript, serves as a Guest Editor for the article collection “Cultural Heritage of Neolithic Walled Towns in the Middle Yangtze River Valley: from Archaeological Discoveries to Scientific Interpretation.” However, he has not been involved in the peer review process or editorial decisions regarding this submission.