Xia (ancient culture, style, period)

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Traditionally refers to the culture, style, and period of the unverified first Chinese dynasty, dating from the early second millennium BCE and preceding the Shang dynasty. Scholars debate the validity of the claim in Zhou period texts that the Xia controlled an area in the middle Yellow River valley. No archaeologically defined culture has been discovered. The supposed date range of the Xia dynasty covers the early part of the bronze-producing Erlitou culture of Henan province and the site of Erlitou in Yanshi county, Henan province, may be Xia. Erlitou ceramics appear to have come out of Longshan pottery and include grey, black, red, white, and brownish earthenware. Perhaps most noteworthy are Erlitou bronze ritual vessels cast in pottery molds. These bronze ritual vessels as well as ornaments and jades, have been uncovered in Erlitou tombs.
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Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024