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The late prehistory of Xinjiang in relation to its neighbors
Journal of world prehistory • 9 (2) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 243-300
By: Chen, Kwang-tzuu, Hiebert, Fredrik T..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Chen and Hiebert summarize the cultures in Xinjiang from 2000-400 B.C. The ten cultures summarized are: Gumugou, Yanbulake, Aidinghu, Xintala, Haladun, Ke'ermuqi, Sidaogou, Chawuhugoukou, Qunbake, and Saka. The later cultures, particularly Chuwuhugoukou, Qunbake, and Saka had tentatively entered the iron age and begun to have some iron tools although most of the metal artifacts are still bronze. There is evidence that Chuwuhugoukou and Qunbake had horses and were pastoralist societies. Most of the discussion centers on archaeological remains from cemeteries as this is what has been excavated. Ceramics for each group are described. The origins of some of the early cultures and their traits are discussed.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Location
- Topography and geology
- Cultural participation
- Ceramic technology
- Production and supply
- Visual arts
- Burial practices and funerals
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Eastern Central Asia Neolithic and Bronze Age
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- 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; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4000 BP-2000 BP (2000 B.C.-1 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Xinjiang, China
- NotesAdditional notes
- Kwang-tzuu Chen and Fredrik T. Hiebert
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-300)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 87655790
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- China--Antiquities