Ancient China (Other Keyword)
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The period of Western Zhou (1046-771 BCE) is often considered the genesis of Chinese civilization. As the Zhou expanded their borders and influence they developed a Chinese political tradition that would eventually formalize and consolidate the elite culture and practices of this emerging world. While Postcolonialism theory has been successful in highlighting the multi-directionality of regional interactions in the ancient world, Globalization offers a wider approach, geographically and...
Database Column Descriptions (2015)
Description of the abbreviations used in the Taosi and Zhouijazhuang faunal databases
Taosi Age Data (2015)
Dental and epiphyseal fusion data for sheep, pigs, and cattle at Taosi
Taosi Faunal Database (2015)
Raw faunal data, bone charts, and contextual data for Longshan period Taosi
Zhoujiazhuang Age Data (2015)
Dental and epiphyseal fusion data for sheep, pigs, and cattle at Zhoujiazhuang
Zhoujiazhuang Faunal Database (2015)
Raw faunal data, bone charts, and contextual data for Longshan period Zhoujiazhuang
Zooarchaeology of Longshan Period Taosi and Zhoujiazhuang, Shanxi Province, China
Zooarchaeological data from: Brunson, K. 2015. Craft Specialization and Animal Products at the Longshan Period Sites of Taosi and Zhoujiazhuang, Shanxi Province, China. PhD dissertation, University of California Los Angeles. Dissertation Abstract: The late third millennium BCE was a period of technological and cultural change in China’s Yellow River valley. Domestic cattle and sheep were introduced into China from West Asia during this period, marking a shift in the zooarchaeological...