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Ancestor worship: an archaeological investigation of ritual activities in Neolithic north China
Journal of East Asian archaeology • 2 (1-2) • Published In 2000 • Pages: 129-164
By: Liu, Li.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document examines the archaeological evidence for ritual activities and for differences in burials from four Neolithic cemetery sites in the Yellow River valley (the Chengzi site dates to the following tradition). The author is interested in evidence for a cult of the dead or ancestor worship, and in changes over time.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural participation
- Musical instruments
- Status, role, and prestige
- Social relationships and groups
- Lineages
- Burial practices and funerals
- Mourning
- Cult of the dead
- Prayers and sacrifices
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Middle-Upper Yellow River Middle Neolithic
- 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
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2019
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 7000-4000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Yellow River valley, North China
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Liu Li
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-164)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yangshao culture