Shimao and Erlitou
New perspectives on the origins of the bronze industry in central China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3298437 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessica Rawson (0000-0002-6733-6866, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 355 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2016.234 |
| OpenAlex | W2572182666 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 2 |
Over the last five years, excavation of a large, stone, fortified site at Shimao, on the northern edge of the Loess Plateau in Shaanxi Province, China, has radically changed our understanding of the events that precipitated the development of the first bronze casting in central China at Erlitou (Figure 1). An international conference on the Shimao site, held at Shenmu in August 2016, explored many aspects of this major discovery
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · China · Excavation · Geography · Loess plateau · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · History · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts · Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
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Feeding Shimao
Re-examining the Chronological Framework and Human Occupation Pattern of the North Loess Plateau Using Bayesian Modelling
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Agriculture and Holocene deforestation in eastern China
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Translocal identity construction among Neolithic and Bronze Age communities in northwestern China
| Citations per year | 1.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |