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Erlitou

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, Henan. Discovered by survey teams led by archaeologist Xu Xusheng in 1959, it was initially identified as Bo, the first capital of the Shang dynasty. Some Chinese archaeologists later recognized it as the…

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Location
South of Erlitou village, Yanshi, Luoyang, Henan, China
Abandoned
First period: c. 2600 BCE · Second period: c. 1300 BCE
Area
300 ha (740 acres)[a]
Built
First period: c. 3500–3000 BCE · Second period: c. 1870 BCE
Cultures
Yangshao · Longshan · Erlitou · Erligang
Discovered
1959

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Nodes111
Edges110
Triples192
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018018
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related to Identification · 37
Erlitou → According, Anyang, Archaeology, Bamboo Annals, Bo, China, Chinese, Erlitou's, Excavation, Foundation No, III, Initially, Institute, IV, Pan Geng, Phase III, Phase IV, Phases, Proponents, Shang
related to Excavation and analysis · 26
Erlitou → Archaeology, Australia, Based, China, Chinese, Chinese Academy, Erligang, II, III, In, Institute, IV, Longshan, Luoyang, Shang, Social Sciences, Surveys, The, The Institute, These
related to Geography · 22
Erlitou → BCE, China, Chinese, Combined, Dashigu, During, Further, Hebei, Henan, Longshan, Mangling, Mount Song, Neolithic, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shaochai, The Erlitou, The Yiluo Basin, Wikidata, Yangshao
related to Artifacts · 20
Erlitou → About, Animal, Associated, Bronze, Characteristic, China, Dengfeng, Huoshaogou, Jade, Longshan, One, Phase III, Qijia, Seventeen, The, The Erlitou, This, Turquoise, Wangchenggang, While
related to Conservation · 18
Erlitou → Archaeology, Construction, Culture, Erlitou Site Museum, In October, Institute, It, January, Ministry, National Archaeological Park, National Cultural Heritage Administration, Past, Probing, Public Security, Some, State Council, The Ministry, Xia Capital
related to Tombs and burials · 16
Erlitou → About, Archaeologists, Ceramic, Chinese, Erlitou's, In, Land, Late Shang, Liu Li, More, Neolithic, Some, The, These, Tombs, Two
related to history · 12
Erlitou → After, BCE, During, During Phase, From, Its, IV, Knives, Longshan, The, Yangshao, Yiluo Basin
Cultures · 4
Erlitou → Erligang, Erlitou, Longshan, Yangshao
Abandoned · 2
Erlitou → First period: c. 2600 BCE, Second period: c. 1300 BCE
Built · 2
Erlitou → First period: c. 3500–3000 BCE, Second period: c. 1870 BCE

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site bronze culture settlement complex shang china phase chinese period found xia bce palatial area dynasty ritual around yiluo also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ErlitouAbandonedFirst period: c. 2600 BCE1.00infobox
ErlitouAbandonedSecond period: c. 1300 BCE1.00infobox
ErlitouArea300 ha (740 acres)[a]1.00infobox
ErlitouBuiltFirst period: c. 3500–3000 BCE1.00infobox
ErlitouBuiltSecond period: c. 1870 BCE1.00infobox
ErlitouCulturesYangshao1.00infobox
ErlitouCulturesLongshan1.00infobox
ErlitouCulturesErlitou1.00infobox
ErlitouCulturesErligang1.00infobox
ErlitouDiscovered19591.00infobox
ErlitouLocationSouth of Erlitou village, Yanshi, Luoyang, Henan, China1.00infobox
ErlitouTypeSettlement1.00infobox
Erlitouis atype site and largest settlement of the eponymous Erlitou culture0.90text
Erlitoulocated inYanshi District0.90text

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