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A Preliminary analysis of the archaeological cultures of the Bronze Age in the region of Xinjiang
Anthropology and archeology of Eurasia • 34 (4) • Published In 1996 • Pages: 67-86
By: Wang Ping-hua, Cohen, David.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Originally published in Chinese in 1985 Wang Binghua wrote this article to present information that "the Xinjiang region had entered the Bronze Age" by 2000 B.C. (p. 83) and to invite discussion and encourage research. Wang briefly discusses his findings from the excavations at the Gumugou cemetery. No bronze tools or other artifacts were found at the cemetery, instead the cut marks found on the wood indicate bronze tools were used to cut and make the wooden artifacts. Wang then goes on to describe other findings of bronze artifacts such as agricultural tools, vessels, and sculptures from throughout the region. Many of the bronzes were found accidentally and were not excavated scientifically. Some quarries and a smelting site are also briefly described.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Cultural participation
- Mining and quarrying
- Metallurgy
- General tools
- Utensils
- Burial practices and funerals
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Eastern Central Asia Neolithic and Bronze Age
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- 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; 1999
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1978, 1979
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4000 BP-2221 BP (2000 B.C.-221 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Xinjiang, China
- NotesAdditional notes
- Wang Binghua ; translated by David Cohen
- Originally published in Xinjiang shehui kexue, 1985, no. 4, pp. 50-61
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 93645987
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- China--Antiquities