The performative construction of identity in the Shang and Zhou dynasties by Coomber, N

Corrosion analysis of unearthed jade from Daye Zhen Tomb of Northern Zhou Dynasty by Kexin Zhang, Yaxu Zhang, Jing Zhao, Zhanrui Zhao, Meng Zhao, Xichen Zhao, Hongjie Luo

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Dietary shift and social hierarchy from the Proto-Shang to Zhou Dynasty in the Central Plains of China by Xin Li, Shanjia Zhang, Minxia Lu, Menghan Qiu, Shaoqing Wen, Minmin Ma

“…The socio-economic system of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty displayed more resilience to climate change than that of earlier periods.…”
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Lead Isotope Ratio Analysis of Several Zhou Dynasty Bronzes Unearthed in Northern Anhui Province by LI Qiang, HUANG Hai-yan, LI Li-xin, WEI Guo-feng

“…CONCLUSIONS This research provides a new scientific basis for the source of minerals used in bronzes in the Zhou Dynasty in the region, and the exchange of bronze culture between northern Anhui and the surrounding areas.…”
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Spatial–Temporal Evolution Analysis of the Development of Jingdang and Famen Townships in the Vicinity of the Capital City Site of the Western Zhou Dynasty in China by Jian Chen, Kai Wang, Yingqiang Yuan, Peiyao Li, Lixin Niu, Jiangning Song, Yanlong Zhang

“…This study aimed to explore the evolution of Jingdang and Famen towns near the Zhouyuan site, the capital city site of the Western Zhou Dynasty in China, to elucidate the relationship between township development and the essential ancient relics conservation areas. …”
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Preliminary Discussion on the Highly Radiogenic Lead in Unalloyed Copper Artifacts of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: Starting from the Huili Copper Spearheads by Xiaoting Wang, Wugan Luo, Yingdong Yang, Dian Chen, Jing Du, Xiang Tang

“…Combined with other relevant highly radiogenic lead isotope data of unalloyed copper artifacts, the results indicate that there were multiple sources of copper ores used in the Shang Dynasty, and copper mines were continuously used in Southwest China until the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.…”
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Provenance of Zhou Dynasty bronze vessels unearthed from Zongyang County, Anhui Province, China: determined by lead isotopes and trace elements by Yanjie Wang, Guofeng Wei, Qiang Li, Xiaoping Zheng, Danchun Wang

“…Abstract Thirteen Zhou Dynasty bronze vessels and two slags from Zongyang County along the north bank of the Yangtze River in Anhui were analyzed by LA-MC-ICP-MS and EDXRF. …”
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The dissemination of Chinese potash-rich faience: investigation of faience beads from the Wupu cemetery, Xinjiang by Rui Wen, Xueqing Hu, Shiyuan Cao, Yongqiang Wang

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The “2.8 ka BP Cold Event” Indirectly Influenced the Agricultural Exploitation During the Late Zhou Dynasty in the Coastal Areas of the Jianghuai Region by Xin Jia, Xin Jia, Xin Jia, Xin Jia, Dongsheng Zhao, Michael J. Storozum, Hongwei Shi, Hongwei Shi, Guozhu Bai, Zhen Liu, Zhen Liu, Zhujun Hu, Zhujun Hu, Liqiang Sun, Liqiang Sun, Liqiang Sun, Qi Wang, Qi Wang, Haiming Li, Haiming Li, Haiming Li

“…In China, this period roughly corresponds with the Zhou Dynasty (1046-212 BC), a critical period when ancient Chinese civilization was experiencing significant cultural and technological changes, including the movement of people to modern-day Jiangsu Province, where they intensively used the natural resources found in this the coastal area. …”
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Integrating typological and stylistic characteristics with scientific results on the provenance study of of proto-porcelain from the Yejiashan Cemetery dating to the early western Zhou Dynasty by Wenjing Li, Wugan Luo, Fengchun Huang, Yue Chen, Changsui Wang

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Cultural exchange and integration: archaeometallurgical case study on underneath-blade bronze dagger-axes from Shuangyuan Village Site in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Yuexuan Li, Yingdong Yang, Tianyou Wang, Xiaoting Wang, Wugan Luo

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Revisiting the addition of tin and lead in Chinese bronzes: A statistical perspective by Zhang Zhiyan, Cui Jianfeng

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Agricultural practices of the Qin people from the Warring States period to the Qin Dynasty: A case from the Matengkong site in Guanzhong Basin, China by Liya Tang, Hui Zhou, Zhiyou Wang, Jing Zhu, Jiaqi Liu, Ziheng Gao, Zhijun Zhao, Zhijun Zhao

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Reclamation in southern China: The early Chu’s agriculture revealed by macro-plant remains from the Wanfunao site (ca. 1000–770 BCE) by Ruichen Yang, Liya Tang, Dong Zhao, Wenxin Huang, Yunbing Luo

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Archaeological Discoveries in the People’s Republic of China and Their Contribution to the Understanding of Chinese History by Xingcan Chen

“…Today, over eighty years later, Chinese history before the Eastern Zhou dynasty has been steadily reconstructed, step by step, from archaeological discoveries, without which, even the well-recognized deserved brilliance of ancient history, since the Eastern Zhou dynasty, would be dimmed.…”
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“The Master Said:”––Confucius as a Quote by Helena Motoh

“… The paper focuses on the phenomenon of quoting Confucius, the classical Chinese thinker of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Firstly, it approaches the core issue of quotes and historicity of the “master said” narrative which marked the tradition of quoting Confucius and understanding his heritage through the form of quotes. …”
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Evolution of Influence Ranges of Neolithic-Bronze Age Cities in the Songshan Mountain Region of Central China Based on GIS Spatial Analysis by Yan Tian, Panpan Chen, Peng Lu, He Yang, Shugang Yang, Li Zhang, Qingli Wei, Xiangli Zhao, Lanbo Guo, Zhen Wang, Rongji Luo

“…During the Erlitou culture (3800–3500 BP) and Shang Dynasty (3600–3046 BP), the spatial distributions changed into dispersed models. During the Zhou Dynasty (3046–2256 BP), the spatial distribution model was random again. …”
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The knowledge and power in Chinese education by Guo Zhou

“…The article selects the Zhou Dynasty, the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty as representatives of ancient China and the period of the Cultural Revolution as representatives of modern China. …”
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A Research on the Shamanistic Medical Activities as Seen in the (五十二病方) Written in the (馬王堆) by Yongjun CHO

“…The main thesis of this research is to discuss the shamanistic medical activities as seen in the Recipes for Fifty-two Ailments written in the Mawangdui Silk Manuscript, to corroborate them with handed-down literature and other underground written attestations in early China, and to inquire its characteristics. In the Eastern Zhou dynasty, medicine already emerged with specialized and professional properties, but did not disengage from the ideology of shamanism in Eastern Zhou society. …”
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The Way to Achieve “This Culture of Ours”: An Investigation Based on the Viewpoints of Pre-Qin Confucianism and Song Confucianism by Xin Lyu

“…In Pre-Qin Confucianism, wen completed the transformation from the long established social political structure of the Zhou dynasty and its corresponding moral principles to the consciousness of consummate conduct and ritual propriety based on human instinct and humanistic rationality. …”
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