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2.7 - Early Complex Societies in Northern China

from V. - East Asia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2014

By
David J. Cohen  and
Robert E. Murowchick
Edited by
Colin Renfrew  and
Paul Bahn
David J. Cohen
Affiliation:
Boston University
Robert E. Murowchick
Affiliation:
Boston University
Colin Renfrew
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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This chapter looks at the development of complex societies in northern China. It uses large-scale regions to define some of the major Late Neolithic cultures across northern China and illustrate the major societal, political, ritual and technological transformations that were taking place during the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE. Archaeological cultures of the Later Neolithic Period in North China include those in the Lower Yellow River, or Haidai, region and three cultural clusters in the Middle Yellow River region. It also includes cultures along the Weihe River in central/southern Shaanxi and northwest Henan, on the Fenhe River in central Shanxi, in the Upper Yellow River and Taohe River drainages, and on the Liao River and Liaodong Peninsula. The chapter outlines important trends found in each of these regions, from the Middle and Late Neolithic leading towards the early state-level societies of the Bronze Age.
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