Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project
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The Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project was a large-scale Chinese government-sponsored research initiative launched in the 1990s to establish a scientifically grounded and standardized timeline for China’s earliest dynasties.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese government project
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chronology project ⓘ research project ⓘ |
| aim |
to establish a scientifically grounded timeline for early Chinese dynasties
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to standardize the chronology of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties ⓘ |
| appliesToDynasty |
Shang dynasty
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Xia dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
its proposed dates for the Shang dynasty are debated
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its proposed dates for the Xia dynasty are disputed ⓘ its proposed dates for the Zhou dynasty are debated ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy |
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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State Council of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
possible political influence on historical interpretation
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reliance on traditional textual sources ⓘ |
| endTime | early 2000s ⓘ |
| field |
Chinese history
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archaeology ⓘ astronomy ⓘ chronology ⓘ radiocarbon dating ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
dating of early Chinese archaeological sites
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textbook chronologies of early Chinese history ⓘ |
| hasPublication | final report on Xia–Shang–Zhou chronology ⓘ |
| inception | 1996 ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| location | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| output |
standardized dates for the Shang dynasty
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standardized dates for the Xia dynasty ⓘ standardized dates for the Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| participant |
Chinese archaeologists
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Chinese astronomers ⓘ Chinese historians ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese Bronze Age
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early Chinese historiography ⓘ oracle bone inscriptions ⓘ |
| sponsor | Government of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1990s ⓘ |
| timeSpanStudied |
early second millennium BCE
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late third millennium BCE ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
archaeological evidence
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astronomical dating of eclipses ⓘ astronomical dating of planetary events ⓘ radiocarbon dating of archaeological samples ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
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