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Regional survey and the development of complex societies in southeastern Shandong, China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Anne P. Underhill ,
Gary M. Feinman ,
Linda M. Nicholas ,
Gwen Bennett ,
Hui Fang ,
Fengshi Luan ,
Haiguang Yu  and
Fengshu Cai
Anne P. Underhill
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, The Field Museum, 1400 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60605-2496, USA auhill@fieldmuseum.orggfeinman@fieldmuseum.orglnicholas@fieldmuseum.org
Gary M. Feinman
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, The Field Museum, 1400 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60605-2496, USA auhill@fieldmuseum.orggfeinman@fieldmuseum.orglnicholas@fieldmuseum.org
Linda M. Nicholas
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, The Field Museum, 1400 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60605-2496, USA auhill@fieldmuseum.orggfeinman@fieldmuseum.orglnicholas@fieldmuseum.org
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This article shows that full-coverage regional survey is an effective tool for understanding change over time in regional settlement patterns in north China. Five seasons of survey in the Rizhao area of southeastern Shandong demonstrate a nucleated pattern of settlement around the Longshan site of Liangchengzhen and a clear settlement hierarchy, with distinctly different patterns for later periods.

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full-coverage regional surveyLongshan periodShandong provinceLiangchengzhen
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Antiquity , Volume 76 , Issue 293 , September 2002 , pp. 745 - 755
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2002

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