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Liangzhu Culture - Society, Belief, and Art in Neolithic China (Paperback)
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Liangzhu Culture - Society, Belief, and Art in Neolithic China (Paperback)
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The Liangzhu Culture (3,300-2,300 BC) represented the peak of
prehistoric cultural and social development in the Yangtze Delta.
With a wide sphere of influence centred near present-day Hangzhou
City, Liangzhu City is considered one of the earliest urban centres
in prehistoric China. Although it remains a mystery for many in the
West, Liangzhu is well known in China for its fine jade-crafting
industry; its enormous, well-structured earthen palatial compound
and recently discovered hydraulic system; and its far-flung impact
on contemporary and succeeding cultures. The archaeological ruins
of Liangzhu City were added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage
List in July 2019. Liangzhu Culture contextualises Liangzhu in
broad socio-economic and cultural backgrounds and provides new,
first-hand data to help explain the development and structure of
this early urban centre. Among its many insights, the volume
reveals how elites used jade as a means of acquiring social power,
and how Liangzhu and its centre stand in comparison to other
prehistoric urban centres in the world. This book, the first of its
kind published in the English language, will be a useful guide to
students at all levels interested in the material culture and
social structures of prehistoric China and beyond.
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