Panlongcheng
Template:Short description Template:Infobox ancient site Panlongcheng (Template:Zh) or Panlong City is an archaeological site associated with the Erligang culture (c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)[1] during the Shang dynasty period (c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".). The site is located just north of the Yangtze river, on the bank of the Panlong lake, and is surrounded by the Fushui river in Huangpi, Wuhan, Hubei, China.[1] Panlongcheng is the largest excavated Erligang site (Script error: No such module "convert". 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.
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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.Template:Sfn
Notes
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- ↑ Roderick Campbell (2014), Archaeology of the Chinese Bronze Age: From Erlitou to Anyang. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Template:ISBN
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References
- The Cambridge History of Ancient China : From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC, Edited by Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy. Template:ISBN
- Liu, Li and Xingcan Chen, State Formation in Early China, Template:ISBN
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