book chapter
Fengpitou, Tapenkeng, and the prehistory of Taiwan
Dept. of Anthropology, Yale University • (73) • Published In 1969 • Pages: xviii, 1-252, 265- , plates
By: Chang, Kwang-chih.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
K.C. Chang writes about his archaeological research and findings from the sites of Fengpitou [Fengbitou] and Tapenkeng [Dapenkeng] in south and north Taiwan, respectively. The Neolithic cultures he found there extend from before 5000 B.P. to 400 B.P. His findings for this culture mostly consisted of ceramics and stone tools. 'The Corded Ware culture … is apparently separated from later prehistoric cultures … by a [i]considerable time interval.' (page 248). The Corded Ware culture may in fact extend from 11,000 B.P. to 5000 B.P., but as there are so few C-14 dates, it is only known that it occurs before 5000 B.P. (3000 B.C.). As Chang was presenting all his findings from these sites, only the data that pertain to the Corded Ware culture were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects. Chang also briefly examines other Corded Ware cultures in southern China and northern Vietnam.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Topography and geology
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Utensils
- Visual arts
- Cultural stratigraphy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Southeast China Early Neolithic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- East Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1964-1965 and summer of 1966
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Corded Ware culture; earlier than 5000 BP (earlier than 3000 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Taiwan
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Kwang-chih Chang, with the collaboration of Ch'ao-ch'i Lin [and others]
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-279)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 69011698
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- China--Antiquities