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Routledge Studies in Chinese Archaeology

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The Routledge Series in Chinese Archaeology contains theoretically informed studies of Chinese archaeological material. The books in the series contribute both to our understanding of China’s past through an archaeological lens and to the broader theoretical discourse on anthropological and historical topics. Engaging with the overlapping fields of East Asian archaeology, anthropology, history and art history, books in this series provide scholarly studies of new research and syntheses that contribute to specialist discourse in these disciplines and intervene in scholarship that transcends the Chinese context.

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Weapons in Late Shang (c.1250-1050 BCE) China Beyond Typology and Ritual

Weapons in Late Shang (c.1250-1050 BCE) China: Beyond Typology and Ritual

1st Edition

By Qin Cao
May 27, 2024

Weapons in Late Shang (c.1250-1050 BCE) China: Beyond Typology and Ritual explores the large quantities of bronze and jade weapons, such as dagger-axes, spears and arrows, found at the World Heritage site of Yinxu, the late Shang capital located near today’s Anyang city in central China. Qin Cao’s ...

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