Salt Production and Social Hierarchy in Ancient China An Archaeological Investigation of Specialization in China's Three Gorges
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Production and Specialization in Complex Societies
- 3 Ancient Salt Production in Sichuan
- 4 The Zhongba Site
- 5 Ceramic Evidence
- 6 Parameters of Production According to Ceramics
- 7 Features and Spatiality
- 8 Animal Remains and Divination
- 9 Conclusions and Implications
- Epilogue
- Appendix A Chinese and Japanese Term List
- Appendix B The (t) Value and Average Thickness for Each Level Excavated in DT0202
- Appendix C Calculating the Scale of Production Using Briquetage from DT0202
- Appendix D Taxon List for Specimens Recovered from DT0202 with Number of Identified Specimens and Minimum Number of Individual Count by Phase and Subphase
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Prologue
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Production and Specialization in Complex Societies
- 3 Ancient Salt Production in Sichuan
- 4 The Zhongba Site
- 5 Ceramic Evidence
- 6 Parameters of Production According to Ceramics
- 7 Features and Spatiality
- 8 Animal Remains and Divination
- 9 Conclusions and Implications
- Epilogue
- Appendix A Chinese and Japanese Term List
- Appendix B The (t) Value and Average Thickness for Each Level Excavated in DT0202
- Appendix C Calculating the Scale of Production Using Briquetage from DT0202
- Appendix D Taxon List for Specimens Recovered from DT0202 with Number of Identified Specimens and Minimum Number of Individual Count by Phase and Subphase
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Salt Production and Social Hierarchy in Ancient ChinaAn Archaeological Investigation of Specialization in China's Three Gorges, pp. xix - xxviPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011