book chapter
Formation of early states in the central plain: Erlitou and Erligang (1900/1800 - 1250 BC)
archaeology of China: from the late paleolithic to the early bronze age • Cambridge • Published In 2012 • Pages: 253-296
By: Liu, Li, Chen, Xingcan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
China independently developed one of the earliest state societies in the world, and has a long tradition of recording historical events, such as dynastic succession. The authors use archaeological and written evidence, informed by anthropological theory, to study early state formation from the Erlitou through Erligang periods. They pay particular attention to settlement patterns, religious objects, trade, and key resources.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Mineral resources
- Mining and quarrying
- Special deposits
- Settlement patterns
- Territorial hierarchy
- Production and supply
- External relations
- War
- Sacred objects and places
- 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
- book chapter
- 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; 2020
- 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
- 3900-3400 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Henan, Hubei, Shandong, and Shanxi, China
- NotesAdditional notes
- Li Liu ; Xingcan Chen
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2011052557
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yellow River Bronze Age