Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Asian
6. East Asian
7. Chinese (culture or style)
8. Chinese dynastic styles and periods
9. Shang

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the culture and style of artifacts found at the site of Hsiao-t'un, dating from the Late Neolithic period, Excavations from this site have unearthed gray pottery with cord-impressed designs, and most notable the li tripod, a bronze vessel comprised of three vases with pointed bottoms joined together. Later in Chinese Bronze Age culture, the tripod developed hollow legs for more a direct transference of heat.