China in the Early Bronze Age : Shang Civilization

by: Thorp. R.L.

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China in the early bronze age : Shang civilization

Author:Robert L. Thorp

Summary: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.

Series:
Encounters with Asia

xxvii, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Contents:
Dawn of the Bronze Age : the Erlitou culture
Foundations of the Bronze Age : the Erligang culture
The Shang kings at Anyang
Shang cult : divination and sacrifice
The late Shang world
The invention of Chinese civilization

China in the Early Bronze Age : Shang Civilization

by: Thorp. R.L.

• ISBN-13: 9780812239102 / 978-0-8122-3910-2
• ISBN-03: 0812239105 / 0-8122-3910-5
• University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 2006

Price: 79,00 EURO

1 copy in stock