Scratching beneath iconographic and textual clues: A reconsideration of the social hierarchy in the Dian culture of Southwestern China

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 378-405

  Yao, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese archaeology; Dian culture; Mortuary analysis; Social differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244465215     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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