essay

The eastern territories of the Shang and western Zhou: military expansion and cultural assimilation

companion to chinese archaeologyChichester, West SussexPublished In 2013 • Pages: 473-493

By: Fang, Hui.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document discusses the archaeology and historical records for Shandong, from the central mountains to the eastern seaboard or Haidai region, mainly during the middle to late Shang dynasty. The author is interested in understanding indigenous peoples, such as the Yueshi, who lived in the Haidai, and how the Shang attempted to control that region. There is some discussion of the area until the middle Western Zhou dynasty.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Traditional history
Acculturation and culture contact
Nonferrous metal industries
Territorial hierarchy
External relations
War
Burial practices and funerals
Revelation and divination
Chronologies and culture sequences
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Yellow River Bronze Age
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
essay
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
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2020
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date given
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
3800-2771 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Shandong, China
NotesAdditional notes
Fang Hui
Includes bibliographical references (p. 490-493)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
2012036668
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Yellow River Bronze Age