A jade parrot from the tomb of Fu Hao at Yinxu and Liao sacrifices of the Shang Dynasty
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DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2017.220
Abstract: Abstract The importance of jade in the burnt offerings of the Shang Dynasty known as ‘Liao sacrifice’ has long been known from documentary evidence, but has yet to be scientifically verified. We present the results… read more here.
Keywords: jade; yinxu; liao; shang dynasty ... See more keywords
The Truth of Unusual Deaths under Military Expansion: Evidence from the Stable Isotopes of a Human Skull Ditch in the Capital City of the Early Shang Dynasty
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DOI: 10.3390/genes13112077
Abstract: The site of Zhengzhou Shang City (ca. 1509-1315 cal. BC) was the capital of the early Shang Dynasty in China. Archaeological excavations have unearthed a ditch containing approximately one hundred unusual dead human skulls in… read more here.
Keywords: shang dynasty; capital; city; ditch ... See more keywords