Erligang culture sites
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Erligang culture sites are a group of early Bronze Age urban and ceremonial centers in China associated with the middle Shang period, noted for their advanced bronze casting and large-scale city planning.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age culture
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Shang archaeological culture ⓘ archaeological site group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Erligang culture
NERFINISHED
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middle Shang period ⓘ |
| culturalPhaseOf | Shang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Chinese archaeologists ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
Yanshi Shang City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhengzhou Shang City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChronology |
ca. 16th–14th century BCE
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early Bronze Age ⓘ |
| hasConstructionTechnique | rammed-earth architecture ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
bronze production
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ceramic production ⓘ craft specialization ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bronze foundries
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ceramic kilns ⓘ moats ⓘ palace foundations ⓘ planned residential districts ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCulture |
bone artifacts
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bronze vessels ⓘ gray pottery ⓘ oracle bones ⓘ proto-porcelain ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasRepresentativeSite |
Huangpi Panlongcheng site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panlongcheng NERFINISHED ⓘ Wucheng NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanshi Shang City NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhengzhou Shang City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
urban center ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Shang bronze traditions
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regional Bronze Age cultures in China ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced bronze casting
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bronze ritual vessels ⓘ bronze tools ⓘ bronze weapons ⓘ large-scale city planning ⓘ planned road networks ⓘ rammed-earth city walls ⓘ standardized bronze vessel forms ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Yellow River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early Chinese urbanism
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evidence for early state-level organization in China ⓘ key to understanding Shang political expansion ⓘ |
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