Archaeology of Shanxi During the Yinxu Period
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23737290 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yung-Ti Li (Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica), Li Yung‐Ti, Ming-chorng Hwang (Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica), Hwang Ming‐Chorng |
| Year | 2013 |
| Pages | 367-386 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | A Companion to Chinese Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118325698.ch18 |
| OpenAlex | W1580990147 |
| ISBN | 9781118325698 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
This chapter reviews the archaeological finds of the Yinxu (late Shang) period in Shanxi province. It intends to summarize the current state of research and to understand the archaeological data in the context of interregional interaction with both Anyang in the southeast and the neighboring regions in the north and the west. Research indicates that Yinxu period sites are located in the following regions: central Shanxi, referring to the Taiyuan—Xinding basins and the surrounding mountainous regions; Changzhi basin and the surrounding regions; Linfen district; and the Luliang mountains along the Yellow river. During the Yinxu period, both the archaeological and especially the textual data demonstrate that Shanxi interacted closely with another Bronze Age metropolis, Anyang. Shanxi has abundant archaeological sites, from Paleolithic through Bronze Age to premodern times. It is the coexistence and mixture of different archaeological cultures that give Yinxu period archaeology in Shanxi its distinct characteristics.
Archaeology · Art · Bronze · Bronze Age · Context (archaeology) · Geography · Period (music) · Structural basin · Chinese history and philosophy · Geology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Paleontology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |