Development of social complexity in the Liaoxi area, northeast China /

"This work is a case study focusing on the long-term unique evolutionary trajectory of the prehistoric Liaoxi area, Northeast China. The emergence and dramatic decline of the Hongshan complex societies forms the core of this interpretation. Research on household and community levels are based p...

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Main Author: Li, Xinwei
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : British Archaeological Reports, 2008.
Series:BAR international series ; 1821.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This work is a case study focusing on the long-term unique evolutionary trajectory of the prehistoric Liaoxi area, Northeast China. The emergence and dramatic decline of the Hongshan complex societies forms the core of this interpretation. Research on household and community levels are based previously excavated typical sites. The basic data for the spatial study at the regional level comes from the author's survey in the Lower Bang River and Upper Laohushan River valleys, Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia. The structure of the work follows the chronology of the prehistoric cultures in Liaoxi."--Publisher's web site.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations, maps (some color).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781407333199
1407333194
9781407303079
1407303074
DOI:10.30861/9781407303079