Book
The archaeology of ancient China
Yale University Press • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 1986 • Pages:
By: Chang, Kwang-chih.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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 B.C.), and Longshan (3,000-2,000 B.C.) cultures; and the Three Dynasties period (2,000-1,000 B.C.) Chang covers major cultures, subcultures and phases in both the central and outlying regions. The Dawenkou culture is a Eastern Chinese (mostly Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces) culture, which is a contemporary of the Yangshao culture and a precursor of the Longshan culture. Chang sees an eventual Longshan horizon extending across most of China proper by 2,000 B.C., creating a 'Chinese interaction sphere' which formed the basis of early state development and rise of Chinese civilization. He argues that the three dynasties were not a dynastic sequence, one replacing the other, but represent coexistent regional powers that were hegemonic at different times.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Comparative evidence
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Burial practices and funerals
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Typologies and classifications
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Dawenkou
- 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
- Book
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- NotesAdditional notes
- Kwang-chih Chang
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-442) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86009186
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- China--Antiquities