essay
The later Neolithic Period in the central Yellow River Valley area, c.4000-3000 BC
companion to chinese archaeology • Chichester, West Sussex • Published In 2013 • Pages: 213-235
By: Li, Xinwei.
Abstract
The author provides a summary of the Miaodigou subtradition, and of its transition into the Xiwangcun phase. Descriptions are given of settlements and settlement hierarchies, public buildings (often called "large houses") and other types of dwellings, types of pottery and pottery decorations indicating contacts with other regions, cemeteries and burials, etc. Some of these data are used to infer social complexity.
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2019
- Field Date
- not applicable
- Coverage Date
- 6000-5300 BP
- Coverage Place
- Wei and Yellow river valleys - Shaanxi, southern Shanxi, and western Henan, China
- Notes
- Li Xinwei
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-235)
- LCCN
- 2012036668
- LCSH
- Yangshao culture