邀请函尊敬的女士、先生 :自 1 991年 8月、1 997年 1 0月在中国江西南昌举行过两届农业考古国际学术讨论会、1 999年 9月在湖南株洲举行过第三届农业考古国际讨论会之后 ,转眼又经过了几年时间。在此期间 ,各国的农业考古 (特别是稻作文化 )发现和研究又有很大进展 ,取得了重 Invitation Dear Madam, Sir, From August 1, 1991 to January 10, 1997, we have held two international symposiums on agricultural archeology in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China. In September 1999, we held the third agricultural conference in Zhuzhou, Hunan Province. Archaeological International Symposium, a blink of an eye after several years. During this period, great progress was made in the discovery and research of agricultural archeology (especially rice culture) in various countries, and heavy