Rethinking Erlitou. Legend, history and Chinese archaeology

• Autores: Li Liu, Hong Xu
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 81, Nº 314, 2007, págs. 886-901
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Erlitou is one of the most important settlements in early China, a prime site for the investigation of early cities and states. Traditionally, it has been described, dated and explained in terms of dynastic succession - the dynasties of the Xia and the Shang being the ethnically-distinct actors and prime movers that made history here. In a brilliant analysis, the authors decouple the semi-legendary textual histories from the up-to-date archaeological sequence at Erlitou itself. This article strikes a blow for archaeological reasoning that will be felt far beyond the Yellow River.