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Gender differences between Europe and China | kaogu

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Ideas, thoughts and reflections of a Chinese archaeologist. Gender differences between Europe and China. April 13, 2011 1 Comment. The recent (media-sensationalised) story of a male who was buried in a way usually reserved for females got me thinking about some of the stark gender differences between this burial, and by extension those of the Corded Ware culture of Europe, and those of Bronze Age China (the Shang and Zhou – roughly between 1600-500 BC). From news.com.au. According to the Daily Telegraph:.

Inscriptions, bronze objects and funerary implications | kaogu

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Ideas, thoughts and reflections of a Chinese archaeologist. Inscriptions, bronze objects and funerary implications. May 4, 2011. Due to the position of the inscription on the bronze vessels, such as under the base or inside the rim, scholars have suggested that they were meant to be read by the ancestors and not necessarily by people who attended a ritual banquet for the ancestors. Jessica Rawson of Oxford University. However, Robert Bagley. Bagley, in his article on writing at Anyang, argues that there ...

DNA evidence of ethnic diversity in China | kaogu

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Ideas, thoughts and reflections of a Chinese archaeologist. DNA evidence of ethnic diversity in China. May 18, 2011. The recent findings that some villagers who live in north-western China contain 56% of DNA which is Caucasian in origin, bolsters the idea that ancient China was a mishmash of diverse peoples. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out.

The problem of determining ethnicity: the case of Shang tomb M54 at Anyang | kaogu

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Ideas, thoughts and reflections of a Chinese archaeologist. The problem of determining ethnicity: the case of Shang tomb M54 at Anyang. April 9, 2011. I came across a very surprising YouTube video which problematises some of the assumptions and theoretical notions floating around in Chinese Bronze Age studies at the moment. The location of the Late Shang site of Anyang. The case of tomb M54 at Anyang provides us with a fascinating example of both the pitfalls and the potential of such studies. Tomb M54 a...

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Ideas, thoughts and reflections of a Chinese archaeologist. Western Zhou (1045 BC – 771 BC) burials at Baoji. April 6, 2011. As the upcoming conference that I am attending is taking place at Baoji, I thought it would be appropriate to outline some of the fantastic and unique Western Zhou burials from the area. There are three principal Early and Middle Western Zhou sites:. The left side of the. Was wider than the right side in order to accommodate the smaller outer coffin adjacent to the principal tomb o...