essay
Recent discoveries and some thoughts on early urbanization at Anyang
companion to chinese archaeology • Chichester, West Sussex • Published In 2013 • Pages: 343-366
By: Jing, Zhichun, Tang, Jigen, Rapp, George Robert, Stoltman, James B..
Abstract
The authors present a brief discussion of some recent discoveries at the Middle to Late Shang cities of Huanbei and Yinxu (located the modern city of Anyang), and theorize about urbanization processes at Yinxu, home to the kings of the Late Shang. Brief descriptions are given of the layouts of the cities, changes in material culture, and of governance during the Late Shang.
- Subjects
- Traditional history
- History
- Sociocultural trends
- Settlement patterns
- Community structure
- Cities
- Chief executive
- Burial practices and funerals
- Special burial practices and funerals
- Cult of the dead
- Theological systems
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Revelation and divination
- tradition
- Yellow River Bronze Age
- 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; 2020
- Field Date
- 1998-2004
- Coverage Date
- 3350-3046 BP
- Coverage Place
- Huanbei and Yinxu, Anyang, Henan, China
- Notes
- Zhichun Jing, Tang Jigen, George Rapp, and James Stoltman
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-366)
- LCCN
- 2012036668
- LCSH
- Yellow River Bronze Age