2008~2017年間,陜西境內史前考古工作取得重大進展,學界圍繞這些新發現也展開了新的研究探索,獲得了許多前所未有的研究成果。舊石器早中期考古發現和工作主要集中在秦嶺兩側山麓盆地,陜北東南部黃河沿岸地區的舊石器考古發現則主要集中在舊石器時代晚期及其向新石器時代過渡階段。十年來,陜西新石器時代考古主要圍繞陜北石峁、關中楊官寨、陜南龍崗寺三個國家大遺址及相關課題開展工作和研究,聚落考古與社會復雜化、文明起源成為研究的主體目標,同時在完善區域文化框架、多學科綜合研究等領域取得了新的進展。

In 2008~2017, the archaeological studies related to the Pre-Qin period have achieved significant results. Research has been carried out surrounding new discoveries and, therefore, leads to new conclusions. Discoveries and research related to the Early and Middle Palaeolithic period focused primarily on the foothills and basins along the two flanks of the Qinling mountains. Discoveries related to Palaeolithic archaeology on the two banks of the Yellow River in southeastern part of Shaanbei focused primarily on the Late Palaeolithic period and its transition to the Neolithic period. In the past decade, the Neolithic archaeology works surrounding the three mega-scale national archaeological sites: Shimao in Shaanbei, Yangguanzhai in Guanzhong, and Longgangsi in Shaannan were centered on several major research aims, such as settlement archaeology and processes of social complexity as well as origins of civilization. Meanwhile, related research have also enhanced the chronology and cultural frameworks within the region and lead to new progress in the field of archaeological science.