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The eastern territories of the Shang and western Zhouessay 2013 • Fang, Hui
Yellow River Bronze Age • Asia > East Asia
This document discusses the archaeology and historical records for Shandong, from the central mountains to the eastern seaboard or Haidai region, mainly during the middle to late Shang dynasty. The author is interested in understanding indigenous peo...Changes in regional settlement patterns and the development of complex societies in southeastern Shandong, Chinaarticle 2008 • Underhill, Anne P. et al.
Yellow River Late Neolithic • Asia > East Asia
Using data gathered from eleven years of systematic surface survey in southeastern Shandong, the authors describe changes in settlement patterns and settlement hierarchy, identify polities, and note some differences in ceramics over time, from the Ea...Late Neolithic plant remains from northern Chinaarticle 2005 • Crawford, Gary W. et al.
Yellow River Late Neolithic • Asia > East Asia
This is a report on plant findings from a large-scale, systematic program of flotation. The authors discuss what types and species of plant remains were found and where they were found within the site. They hypothesize as to what the remains and thei...Dietary adaptation during the Longshan Period in Chinaarticle 2011 • Lanehart, Rheta E. et al.
Yellow River Late Neolithic • Asia > East Asia
In this study of the diets of people and domesticated animals at Liangchengzhen, the authors analyzed human, faunal and macrobotanical remains, and residues from two ceramic pots, measuring C3 and C4 ratios, nitrogen isotope ratios and oxygen isotope...Chemical identification and cultural implications of a mixed fermented beverage from late prehistoric Chinaarticle 2005 • McGovern, Patrick E. et al.
Yellow River Late Neolithic • Asia > East Asia
The authors collected samples from a range of ceramic containers found in a variety of contexts pertaining to the middle Longshan phase at Liangchengzhen, a regional center. Analysis on the residues extracted from the vessels provides evidence for th...