Fanshan royal cemetery : pyramid of the East / Xiangming Fang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fang, Xiangming, 1967- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Liangzhu wen ming cong shu

Liangzhu civilization

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Tombs--China--Hangzhou Shi.

Tombs.

Excavations (Archaeology)--China--Hangzhou Shi.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Liangzhu culture.

Yuhang Qu (Hangzhou Shi, China)--Antiquities.

Yuhang Qu (Hangzhou Shi, China).

Yuhang Qu (Hangzhou Shi, China)--Civilization.

Physical Description:

xvi, 156 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer ; [China] : Zhejiang University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

Translated from Chinese.

Summary:

This book outlines the latest research in Fanshan by the archaeologist, a man-made hathpace cemetery, on which is located the inner city of Liangzhu historical site at northwest area. There are 11 tomb locations discovered in Fanshan as built based on mutual dependency while and after excavation and were found continuously more than 1200 pieces (assemblages) of burial accessories, while at least 1100 pieces of jades were among the unearthed items. In view of the above-mentioned background, Fanshan as royal cemetery is well known for the largest number and variety of exquisite highly polished jades. In addition to prehistoric art, the work also explores the traces of Fanshan royal cemetery in conjunction with a substantial number of photos taken by expert of the historical site, restores the crucial burial objects and funeral rite as well as interprets burial accessories in different ways to discover the identity of the tombs' occupants such as social class and status and moreover the interlocking system of an organization. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9811665680

9789811665684

OCLC:

1265457163

Publisher Number:

99990832311