女士们、先生们、朋友们、同志们:我们非常高兴在中国南昌召开首届农业考古国际学术讨论会,这是农业考古学术界的一大盛事,我谨代表江西省社会科学院向与会的海内外专家、学者和来宾表示热烈欢迎,并对这次会议的召开表示热烈祝贺。农业考古学是从考古学和生产力的角度出发研究农业的起源,探索农业的发展规律,总结历史经验教训,为探讨农业现代化道路服务的一门古老而又是新兴的学科。开展农业考古学的研究,对于发掘、整理、弘扬人类优秀的历史文化遗产,为农业现代化的宏观决策提供重要的历史经验和理论依据,都有着重要的意义和深远的影响。近十几年来,中国的农业考古学研究发展很快,取得了丰硕的成果,涌现了一大批优秀人才,并且和各国学术界进行交流和合作,获得显著的成绩。这次会议是农业考古学史上一次具有重要历史意义的盛会,必将对农业考古学的发展产生积极的促进作用。我们今天能够荣幸地接待许多在海内外享有盛誉的老专家和年富 Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear friends, Comrades, We are very pleased to hold the first international symposium on agricultural archeology in Nanchang, China. This is a major event in the academic field of agricultural archeology. On behalf of the Jiangxi Provincial Academy of Social Sciences, I hereby, Experts, scholars and guests warmly welcomed and expressed their warm congratulation on the convening of this conference. Agricultural archeology is to study the origin of agriculture from the angle of archeology and productivity, to explore the law of the development of agriculture, to summarize the historical experience and lessons, and to serve as an ancient and emerging discipline to explore the agricultural modernization path. Carrying out the research on agricultural archeology has important significance and far-reaching influence in excavating, organizing and carrying forward the excellent historical and cultural heritage of mankind and providing important historical experience and theoretical basis for the macro decision-making of agricultural modernization. In the past decade or so, China’s agricultural archeology has developed rapidly, has achieved fruitful results, a large number of outstanding talents have emerged, and exchanges and cooperation with academic circles in various countries have achieved remarkable results. This meeting is a grand historic event in the history of agricultural archeology and will surely have a positive impact on the development of agricultural archeology. Today, we are honored to receive many old experts and young people who are renowned both at home and abroad