Revisiting the Nature of the Xingan Dayangzhou Site:A Contextual Analysis of Bronze Ware
Determining the nature of the remains from the Dayangzhou Site in Xigan,Jiangxi Province requires an examination within the broader"excavation context"and"cultural context"of the late Shang Dy-nasty southern bronze wares.The bronze wares unearthed from the Dayangzhou Site differ significantly from those found in the contemporaneous tombs in terms of the excavation context,such as the placement,types,the destruction,and color application,as well as the presence or absence of sacrificial utensils.However,they share many similarities with bronze wares unearthed in southern sacrificial pits of the same period.Ad-ditionally,the discovery of Dayangzhou bronze wares in sandy areas near rivers aligns with the prevalent situ-ation of late Shang Dynasty southern bronze wares being unearthed in sacrificial pits near rivers.It is argued,therefore,that the site of Dayangzhou is highly likely to be a sacrificial pit as it exhibits distinct sacrificial characteristics.
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