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The archaeology of ancient ChinaBook 1986 • Chang, Kwang-chih
Dawenkou • Asia > East Asia
Chang has compiled and synthesized the archeological work carried out in China from 1921 to 1979 and has written a comprehensive account of the Chinese paleolithic, neolithic and early state period, including the Yangshao, Dawenkou (both 5,000-3,000 ...China on the eve of the historical periodessay 1999 • Chang, Kwang-chih
Yellow River Late Neolithic • Asia > East Asia
In this overview of the history of archaeological research and theory in China from the Neolithic to the Xia Dynasty, the author views the Yellow River Late Neolithic as an important case study for providing reasons and clues as to why and how civili...Fengpitou, Tapenkeng, and the prehistory of Taiwanbook chapter 1969 • Chang, Kwang-chih
Southeast China Early Neolithic • Asia > East Asia
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....Regional Neolithic developments in South China (5000-3000 B.C.)book chapter 1986 • Chang, Kwang-chih
Southeast China Early Neolithic • Asia > East Asia
Chang presents a survey of Chinese archaeology, describing the various prehistoric cultures in China south of the Yellow River. In the site descriptions he covers ceramics, tools, economic activities, and burials. He also describes the prehistoric cl...