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- Erlitou (Chinese: 二里头; pinyin: Èrlǐtou), also known as Yanshi Erlitou, is a Chinese archaeological site in the Yiluo Basin of Yanshi District, Luoyang...
- 112°41′20″E / 34.693°N 112.689°E / 34.693; 112.689 The Erlitou culture (Chinese: 二里頭; pinyin: Èrlǐtóu) was an early Bronze Age society and archaeological...
- or at least unsubstantiated. Others identify it with the archaeological Erlitou culture (c. 1900–1700 BC), although there is no firm evidence, such as...
- years ago—attested by archaeological finds such as the Yuanmou Man. The Erlitou (c. 1900 – c. 1500 BCE) and Erligang cultures (c. 1600 – c. 1400 BCE) inhabiting...
- archaeological sites in this area. Erlitou, the type site of the Erlitou culture (1900–1500 BC), was discovered in Yanshi in 1959. Erlitou is the name of the modern...
- the Erlitou period (1900 to 1500 BC), with Erlitou considered the first state level society of East Asia. There is considerable debate whether Erlitou sites...
- Chinese scholars that the Erlitou site about 20 km east of central Luoyang is identified as Zhenxun. Li, Liu (2008). "The Erlitou culture - searching for...
- complex polities begin to emerge along the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. The Erlitou culture in the central plains of China is sometimes identified with the...
- Dawenkou culture (4300 BC – 2400 BC) Longshan culture (3000 BC – 1900 BC) Erlitou culture (2000 BC – 1600 BC) Erligang culture (1600 BC – 1400 BC) Yangtze...
- In China, it lasted until circa 2000 BC with the rise of the pre-Shang Erlitou culture, as it did in Scandinavia. Following the ASPRO chronology, the...