Anyang : a chronicle of the discovery, excavation, and reconstruction of the ancient capital of the Shang Dynasty

Anyang : a chronicle of the discovery, excavation, and reconstruction of the ancient capital of the Shang Dynasty / Chi Li.

This book presents an anthology of English-language archaeological and anthropological writings by Li Chi, the founding father of modern archaeology in China. It is divided into 15 chapters; in the first two, Dr. Li sets the stage by introducing the principal characters involved in the first act of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Li, Ji, 1896-1979
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, 2021.
Series:China academic library.
Subjects:
Excavations (Archaeology) > China > Anyang Xian.
Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Anyang Xian (China) > Antiquities.
Yinxu (Extinct city)
China > Anyang Xian
China > Yinxu (Extinct city)
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Table of Contents:
  • Oracle Bone Inscriptions: Their First Appearance and Initial Reception in the Learned World
  • Exploratory Period: Collection, Deciphering, and Paleographic Studies of the Inscribed Oracle Bones
  • Field Method: As Demonstrated by Western Geologists, Paleontologists, and Archaeologists in China in the Early Twentieth Century
  • Early Period of Planned Digging in Anyang
  • The Royal Tombs: Their Discovery and Systematic Excavation
  • Last Three Seasons of Field Work in Hsiao-tun before World War II
  • Wartime Efforts to Continue the Anyang Research
  • Postwar Academic Working Conditions and Studies of the Anyang Finds
  • Prehistoric Remains and Traditional Accounts of Ancient China
  • Architecture: Structural Remains and Suggested Reconstructions of Surface Buildings
  • The Economy: Agriculture and Artifacts
  • Decorative Art of the Yin-Shang Dynasty
  • Genealogy, Chen-jen and Some Aspects of Kinship
  • Worship of Ancestors and Other Spirits
  • Notes on the Physical Anthropology of the Yin-Shang Population.

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