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Index
Cover Page
Title page
Introduction
Land, Architecture & States
GLOSSARY
Rivers & Monsoons
Ownership of Land
Population
Profile: Zhou Gong
Cities
Architecture
State Management & Bureaucracy
Great Discoveries
GLOSSARY
Erlitou
Yinxu
Sangxingdui
Dayangzhou
Profile: Li Ji
Zhouyuan
Suizhou Zeng Marquis Cemetery
Yong City & the Qin State Cemetery
Majiayuan
Bronzes & Rituals
GLOSSARY
Copper Production
Piece-mould Casting
Lost Wax Casting
Ritual Vessels & their Distribution
Profile: The Shan Family
Matching Sets of Ritual Vessels
Musical Instruments
Decoration & Social Meanings
Ritual Reform & Restructuring
Science & Society
GLOSSARY
Food
Alcohol
Pottery Production
Textiles & Clothing
Profile: Bian Que
Coinage
Astronomy & the Calendar
Marriage, Gender & Birth
Medicine
Afterlife & Beliefs
GLOSSARY
Tombs of the Shang Elites
State Cemeteries of the Zhou
Commoner Burials
Divination & Shamanism
Profile: Qin Mu Gong
Human & Animal Sacrifices
The Use of Jade
Writing & Philosophy
GLOSSARY
Oracle Bone Inscriptions
Bronze Inscriptions
Bamboo Slips
Profile: Confucius
Stone & Pottery Inscriptions
Confucianism & Early Taoism
Warring State Philosophies
Scribes & History
Warfare, Transportation & Trade
GLOSSARY
Horses & Chariots
Military & Weapons
Vows & Pledges
Profile: King Mu
The Art of War
Long-distance Trade
Nomads
Northern Bronze Complex
Appendices
Resources
Notes on Contributors
Index
Acknowledgements
Copyright Page
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