Zhouyuan archaeological site
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The Zhouyuan archaeological site is an important ancient ruins complex in Shaanxi, China, believed to be a core area of the Western Zhou dynasty’s early capital and a key source of bronze inscriptions and artifacts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fenghao capital complex | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient ruins complex
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Western Zhou dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Zhou royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ early Zhou kings ⓘ |
| believedRole | core area of the early Western Zhou capital ⓘ |
| contains |
bronze casting remains
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ceramic remains ⓘ palace foundations ⓘ rammed-earth platforms ⓘ storage pits ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culture | Zhou culture ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Chinese archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 20th century ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | major archaeological site protected at the national level in China ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Western Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
crucial for reconstructing Western Zhou political history
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crucial for studying the origins of the Zhou state ⓘ important for the study of early Chinese writing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bronze inscriptions
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large number of bronze vessels ⓘ oracle bones and other inscribed objects ⓘ remains of palatial buildings ⓘ remains of residential areas ⓘ remains of workshops ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Old Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baoji
NERFINISHED
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Guanzhong region NERFINISHED ⓘ Qishan County NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaanxi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Wei River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Shang dynasty culture ⓘ |
| region | northwest China ⓘ |
| researchField |
Bronze Age archaeology
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ancient Chinese history ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| roleInScholarship |
key reference site for Western Zhou chronology
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primary corpus for Western Zhou bronze inscription studies ⓘ |
| significance |
key source of Western Zhou bronze artifacts
ⓘ
key source of Western Zhou bronze inscriptions ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
early first millennium BCE
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late second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| writingSystem | early Chinese script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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