Eighty Years of Archaeology at Liangzhu

Yefei Zhu (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

118 Seiten

2023 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-19-3106-2 (ISBN)

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This book summary introduces the key research findings, exploration and excavation works carried out during the 80 years of archaeological endeavours entirely devoted to Liangzhu historical sites. Xingeng SHI first discovered of neolithic remains in 1936, followed along with designation of official name which was given by Nai XIA in 1959. Another perspective also indicates finding of several pieces of black pottery at the Qipanfen historical site in the year 1936 till the latest over 1200 pieces of jades unearthed in Fanshan cemetery in the year 1986. A brief timeline history as listed above has been demonstrated that the great efforts and sacrifices had made by earlier generations of archaeologist in Liangzhu as witness to explore the origin of the 5000 years of Chinese civilization. The public is more familiar with Fanshan cemetery and Liangzhu ancient city as well as precious cultural relics such as jade Cong and jade Yue. Through the 80 years of archaeological ruins of Liangzhu field works that performed, in fact, there are existing historical monuments for example as places of Zhucundou and Wujiabu and ordinary objects include pottery and stoneware, they remain unknown to the general public. This book offers the readers a unique perspective, is the first research to focus on the Liangzhu Archaeological Team members’ viewpoint of exploring the perceived value of an extraordinary experience and compare it with an ordinary experience behind the 80 years of archaeology of the Liangzhu site.

Yefei Zhu is a researcher at Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology after graduating from Wuhan University with research interests involving neolithic archaeology. She has participated in the most popular archaeological excavations sites, such as Liangzhu ancient city (2016-2017), Yangdun in Deqing county (2017) and Zhongchuming in Deqing county (2018). Her major works include Collection of Haochuan Culture, Eighty Years of Liangzhu Archaeology, Report on the Comprehensive Liangzhu Ancient City, The Discovery and Study of Haochuan Culture (co-author) and Liangzhu: in the Relam of Kings and Gods.

Shi Xingeng and Liangzhu.- Naming Liangzhu.- The Liangzhu Site Cluster and the “Dawn of Civilization”.- “China’s First City”——Liangzhu Ancient City.- The Irrigation System on the Liangzhu Ancient City Periphery.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.09.2023
Reihe/Serie	Liangzhu Civilization
Übersetzer	Edward Allen
Zusatzinfo	57 Illustrations, color; 20 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 118 p. 77 illus., 57 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
Schlagworte	city walls • drainage system • High dam system • Jade cong • Liangzhu Culture • Liangzhu historical sites complex • Low dam system
ISBN-10	981-19-3106-2 / 9811931062
ISBN-13	978-981-19-3106-2 / 9789811931062
Zustand	Neuware