essay
The Longshan culture of Shandong
companion to chinese archaeology • Chichester, West Sussex • Published In 2013 • Pages: 435-458
By: Sun, Bo.
Abstract
This document provides an overview of Longshan culture in six distinct regions of Shandong, describing the differences in the physical environment, the research that has been done, settlement systems and settlement hierarchies, economic activity, diet, craft production, exchange, political organization, and elite control of certain trades such as jade. The author describes changes in greater detail for the Tonglin site, a city and regional center in northern Shandong.
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2019
- Field Date
- no date given
- Coverage Date
- 4600-3700 BP
- Coverage Place
- Shandong, China
- Notes
- Sun Bo
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 454-458)
- LCCN
- 2012036668
- LCSH
- Longshan culture