essay
Tradition Summary: Yellow River Late Neolithic
Human Relations Area Files • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 2021 • Pages:
By: Underhill, Anne P., Berry, Sarah H. (Archaeologist).
Abstract
This is a summary of the Yellow River Late Neolithic tradition. Information is presented on major aspects of the Yellow River Late Neolithic archaeological tradition.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2021
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2020
- Field Date
- not applicable
- Coverage Date
- 5000-3900 BP
- Coverage Place
- central and lower Yellow River Valley and central and lower Yangzi River Valley, China
- Notes
- Anne Underhill and Sarah Berry
- This tradition summary is based on the article "Longshan" by Anne Underhill in the Encyclopedia of Prehistory, Volume 3, East Asia and Oceania, Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember, eds., New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation, 2002. Sarah Berry expanded most sections (Regional Subtraditions; Important Sites; Climate; Topography; Geology; Biota; Settlement Systems; Housing; Population, Health, and Disease; Subsistence; Wild Foods; Domestic Foods; Industrial Arts; Utensils; Trade; Differential Access or Control of Resources; Social Organization, Political Organization; Conflict; Religious Beliefs; Ceremonies; Death and Afterlife; Bibliography) in February 2020. We thank Peter N. Peregrine and Anne Underhill for bibliographic suggestions.
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSH
- Longshan culture