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Social Differentiation among Non-Elites in China's Central Plains, 1735-1530 BCE

By Xiang Li

Social Differentiation among Non-Elites in China's Central Plains, 1735-1530 BCE Law

Social Differentiation among Non-Elites in China's Central Plains, 1735-1530 BCE

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Since its discovery in 1959, research on the Erlitou site has revealed China's first territorial state, dating from 1753 to 1530 BCE according to the latest C-14 dating. The capital's large rammed-earth structures and enclosed inner city suggest strong royal economic and labor-organizing capacities. The southern workshop enclosure housed elite-sponsored crafts like bronze casting and turquoise working. The city's settlement system relied on resource acquisition and tribute. However, existing studies lack focus on internal social complexity, especially bottom-up social differentiation. This book challenges the notion of a homogeneous non-elite class, being the first to study Erlitou society via household archaeology, focusing on non-elite households in the capital. Using multi-dimensional scaling, it uncovers the majority, overshadowed by elites and splendid artifacts, expanding household archaeology's application in China's Bronze Age.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
106
Release Date:
2025-11-28
Publication Date:
2025-11-28
Publisher:
British Archaeological Reports (Oxford) Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1407363689
ISBN13:
9781407363684
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
432 g
Height:
210 cm
Width:
297 cm
Thickness:
7 cm
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