[Special section on the Yiluo project] NON-STATE CRAFTS IN THE EARLY CHINESE STATE: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL VIEW FROM THE ERLITOU HINTERLAND

Authors

  • Li Liu Archaeology, La Trobe University, Australia
  • Xingcan Chen Institute of Archaeology, CASS, Beijing
  • Baoping Li University of Queensland, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7152/bippa.v27i0.11980

Abstract

The Sino-Australian Yiluo project focuses on the core area of early states in China, and particularly aims to obtain insights into the sociopolitical process in the Erlitou urban center and hinterland. Recent interdisciplinary researches have revealed much new information about the production and distribution of utilitarian and elite goods (stone tools and white pottery), leading to a new understanding of the hierarchical and heterarchical dimensions of the Erlitou state's power structure.

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Published

2007-09-05