Archaeology of the Chinese Bronze Age: From Erlitou to Anyang 中國青銅時代考古學：從二里頭到安陽

Author: 
Roderick B. Campbell

Publisher: 
The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press

Publication Year: 
2014

Abstract:

This book is a synthesis of recent Chinese archaeological work on the second millennium BCE--the period associated with China's first dynasties and East Asia's first "states." With a focus on early China's great metropolitan centers in the Central Plains and their hinterlands, this work attempts to contextualize them within their wider zones of interaction from the Yangtze to the edge of the Mongolian steppe, and from the Yellow Sea to the Tibetan plateau and the Gansu corridor. Analyzing the complexity of early Chinese culture history, and the variety and development of its urban formations, Roderick Campbell explores East Asia's divergent developmental paths and re-examines its deep past to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of China's Early Bronze Age.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The Erlitou Period
Chapter 3 - The Erligang Period
Chapter 4 - The Xiaoshuangqiao-Huanbei Period
Chapter 5 - The Anyang Period
Chapter 6 - Conclusion: the Central Plains Bronze Age from Erlitou to Anyang