Panlongcheng
盘龙城 | |
Region | Shang dynasty |
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Coordinates | 30°41′48″N 114°15′36″E / 30.6966°N 114.2600°E |
Area | 75,000 square metres (0.075 km2; 0.029 sq mi) |
History | |
Periods | Bronze Age |
Cultures | Erligang |
Panlongcheng (
Panlongcheng is the largest excavated Erligang site (1 square kilometre or 0.39 sq mi at its greatest), showing the southernmost reach of the Erligang culture at its peak. It was discovered in 1954, and excavated in 1974 and 1976.The site at Panlongcheng was sparsely inhabited during the
The construction and bronze casting techniques at Panlongcheng are identical with the techniques employed at Erligang and Zhengzhou; however, the pottery style is different. The style of Erligang elite burials is almost an exact replica of the burials at Zhengzhou; however, later layers show that the Erligang style disappeared during the later stages of the Erligang culture. The site declined until it was abandoned altogether at the end of the Erligang culture. Panlongcheng's decline may have been affected in part by the growth of the site at Wucheng.
In Hubei Province, other sites such as Jingnansi and Baimiaozhu also feature Erlitou or Late Erlitou–Early Erligang type of ceramics.[2]
Panlongcheng was succeeded by regional and localized cultures such as the Feijiahe culture.[3]
Notes
- ^ ISSN 1573-7802.
- ISBN 978-1-931745-98-7
- ^ Flad & Chen 2013, pp. 129–130.
References
- The Cambridge History of Ancient China : From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC, Edited by Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy. ISBN 0-521-47030-7
- Liu, Li and Xingcan Chen, State Formation in Early China, ISBN 0-7156-3224-8
- Flad, Rowan K.; Chen, Pochan (2013). Ancient Central China: Centers and Peripheries along the Yangzi River. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-89900-0.