China - Qin Empire, 221-207 BCE: The history of the Qin dynasty may be traced to the 8th century bce. According to the Qin historical record, when the Zhou royal house was reestablished at the eastern capital in 770 bce, the Qin ruling house was entruste
This dissertation explores historical transitions in funerary art, ritual, and text in their archaeological context by focusing on the tomb of a high-ranking Chu official, Shao Tuo (d. 316 BCE), discovered at Baoshan in Hubei Province. The Warring States transition has long been regarded as a...
Early forms of art in China are found in the Neolithic Yangshao culture (Chinese: 仰韶文化; pinyin:Yǎngsháo Wénhuà), which dates back to the 6th millennium BCE. Archeological findings such as those at theBanpo have revealed that the Yangshao made pottery; early ceramics were unpainted and...
The Eastern Zhou (770–221 BCE) was an important period of social transformation in ancient China. The development of class- and gender-based stratifi
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Qin (pronounced chin) was a state in the Wei River Valley, where the Chuanrong had overrun the Zhou king in 771 BCE. It was seen by peoples of the other Chinese states as inferior and semi-barbaric because of the many Tibetan and Turkish people that it had absorbed. Qin retained the ...
1.4 Collective Punishment and Encouragement of Denunciation The institution of collective punishment called lianzuo 连坐 has a long history in China. It is said that in the late Shang Dynasty (about 1600–1046 BCE), King Zhou 纣王 (?-1046 BCE) already "punished people along with their clans ...
The Eastern Zhou (770-221 BCE) was an important period of social transformation in ancient China. The development of class- and gender-based stratification of this period had profound effects on human diet. We aim to examine the relationships among diet, class, and sex (as a proxy for gende...
Copper alloy production in the Warring States period (475-221 BCE) of the Shu state: a metallurgical study on copper alloy objects of the Baishoulu cemetery in Chengdu, China Haichao Li, Zhiqiang Zuo, Jianfeng Cui, Jianbo Tian, Yingdong Yang, Li Yi, Zhiqing Zhou & Jianan Fan Heritage Sc...
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