LEADER 04853nam 2200769Ia 450 001 9910787520403321 005 20230727163229.0 010 $a0-8122-0361-5 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812203615 035 $a(CKB)2670000000418316 035 $a(OCoLC)607729731 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10748633 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001036055 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11556906 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001036055 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11033415 035 $a(PQKB)11103834 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse26838 035 $a(DE-B1597)449216 035 $a(OCoLC)1024029371 035 $a(OCoLC)1032684200 035 $a(OCoLC)1037982307 035 $a(OCoLC)1041993493 035 $a(OCoLC)1046607033 035 $a(OCoLC)1047003547 035 $a(OCoLC)1049629011 035 $a(OCoLC)1054877454 035 $a(OCoLC)979740708 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812203615 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442201 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10748633 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL682402 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442201 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000418316 100 $a20060419d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChina in the early bronze age$b[electronic resource] $eShang civilization /$fRobert L. Thorp 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 225 0 $aEncounters with Asia 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a1-322-51120-9 311 08$a0-8122-3910-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-282) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Illustrations --$tA Note on Documentation --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$t1. Dawn of the Bronze Age: The Erlitou Culture (C. 1900-1500 B.C.E.) --$t2. Foundations of the Bronze Age: The Erligang Culture (C. 1600-1300 B.C.E.) --$t3. The Shang Kings at Anyang (C. 1300-1 046 B.C.E.) --$t4. Shang Cult: Divination and Sacrifice --$t5. The Late Shang World (C. 1300-1 050 B.C.E.) --$tAfterword: The Invention of Chinese Civilization --$tSuggested Reading --$tNotes --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aOne of the great breakthroughs in Chinese studies in the early twentieth century was the archaeological identification of the earliest, fully historical dynasty of kings, the Shang (ca. 1300-1050 B.C.E.). The last fifty years have seen major advances in all areas of Chinese archaeology, but recent studies of the Shang, their ancestors, and their contemporaries have been especially rich. Since the last English-language overview of Shang civilization appeared in 1980, the pace of discovery has quickened. China in the Early Bronze Age: Shang Civilization is the first work in twenty-five years to synthesize current knowledge of the Shang for everyone interested in the origins of Chinese civilization. China in the Early Bronze Age traces the development of early Bronze Age cultures in North and Northwestern China from about 2000 B.C.E., including the Erlitou culture (often identified with the Xia) and the Erligang culture. Robert L. Thorp introduces major sites, their architectural remains, burials, and material culture, with special attention to jades and bronze. He reviews the many discoveries near Anyang, site of two capitals of the Shang kings. In addition to the topography of these sites, Thorp discusses elite crafts and devotes a chapter to the Shang cult, its divination practices, and its rituals. The volume concludes with a survey of the late Shang world, cultures contemporary with Anyang during the late second millennium B.C.E. Fully documented with references to Chinese archaeological sources and illustrated with more than one hundred line drawings, China in the Early Bronze Age also includes informative sidebars on related topics and suggested readings. Students of the history and archaeology of early civilizations will find China in the Early Bronze Age the most up-to-date and wide-ranging introduction to its topic now in print. Scholars in Chinese studies will use this work as a handbook and research guide. This volume makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in the formative stages of Chinese culture. 606 $aFeudalism$zChina 607 $aChina$xHistory$yShang dynasty, 1766-1122 B.C 610 $aAfrican Studies. 610 $aAncient Studies. 610 $aArchaeology. 610 $aAsian Studies. 610 $aMiddle Eastern Studies. 615 0$aFeudalism 676 $a931/.02 700 $aThorp$b Robert L.$f1946-$01480445 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787520403321 996 $aChina in the early bronze age$93697097 997 $aUNINA