中文摘要：

中原地区是中国文明的重要发祥地，从1921年仰韶文化在河南省渑池县仰韶村发现就开始了农业起源问题的探索。仰韶文化是距今7000—5000年前的较为发达的原始农耕文化。1977年发现的裴李岗文化，年代为距今9000-7000年，是中原地区新石器时代中期早段的文化，农业文化已相当进步。2009年河南新密市李家沟遗址的发掘，为探讨中原地区旧石器时代向新石器时代过渡、新石器时代早期文化及农业的起源都提供了新资料。李家沟遗址距今10500-8600年前的石器、陶器和猪、马、牛、羊等动物标本的发现，表明中原地区的原始农业已经孕育产生。该区域有可能已培育了粟、黍等农作物。位于黄河与淮河之间的嵩山地区．应是中原农业起源的中心区域．也是中国农业起源的核心地带。中原地区的农业起源和发展，对中华文明的产生和发展．对中国早期国家的形成和发展．均起到了重要的推动作用，值得加以高度重视和深入研究。

英文摘要：

The Central Plains of China is the birthplace of the Chinese civilization, and the exploration on agricultural origin began from the discovery of the Yangshao Culture in 1921. The Yangshao Culture was an original agricultural culture about 7000-5000years before present. Peiligang culture was discovered in 1977, which flourished in the middle phase of the Neolithic times about 9000-7000years before present and made progress in agricultural culture. Excavation of Lijiagou site provided new materials for transition of the Pale- olithic to the Neolithic in the Central Plains and culture of the early Neolithic and agricultural origin. The dis- covery of stone implements, pottery and animal samples showed that original agriculture had already produced and there was millet and broomcorn millet in the area. The area of mountain Song was the center region and core area of the agricultural origin in China, The agricultural origin and development in the Central Plains in China plays an active promoting role in Chinese civilization and the early state in China, so it is worth while to attach importance and research.