Rediscovering the settlement system of the ‘Dian’ kingdom, in Bronze Age southern China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7660494 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Yao (0000-0002-9438-760X, University of Toronto), Jiang Zhilong (Yunnan Archaeology) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 332 |
| Pages | 353-367 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00062815 |
| OpenAlex | W2104411360 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 16 |
Surface collection, exposed sections and the use of irrigation wells and channels enabled the authors to map the settlement pattern of the elusive Dian kingdom before it became a subsidiary of the Han empire. The pattern showed that the Dian were already hierarchical, with settlements of different sizes and a political centre in which ritual bronzes featured. The empire redrew the landscape, with settlement migrating away from the wetlands into the hills where it could oversee the routes of communication into Southeast Asia
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze Age · China · Empire · Geography · Human settlement · Kingdom · Settlement (finance) · Southern china · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Paleontology
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Politics of Time on the Southwest Frontier of China's Han Empire
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Frontiers and Boundaries
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Stirrings at the Periphery
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Landscape change and resilience theory
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Systematic, Regional Survey in SE Shandong Province, China
Early Complex Societies in NE China
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 1,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |