Tribal segmentation and spatial variability: the social organization of a prehistoric Yangshao village community

Lee, Yun Kuen

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Tribal segmentation and spatial variability: the social organization of a prehistoric Yangshao village community

UMI • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 2015 • Pages:

By: Lee, Yun Kuen.

Abstract
In this dissertation about a previously-excavated site the author used museum collections, studying features and artifacts and their placements within the excavation units in order to understand intra-site spatial variation and social organization evident in the residential section of the site, especially as it relates to the segmentary organization of a prehistoric community. The cemetery is not analyzed but is described. Although the site was occupied into the following tradition, only the Banpo phase (containing the best-preserved strata) is covered.

Theoretical orientation in research and its results

Organization and analysis of results of research

Preservation and storage of food

Dwellings

Building interiors and arrangement

Heating and lighting equipment

Settlement patterns

General tools

Social relationships and groups

Household

Community structure

Cultural stratigraphy