In the light of the results of comparative analyses of similar objects unearthed from Liuzhuang Cemetery and other places in adjacent regions,the terminus a quo of Liuzhuang Cemetery should not be earlier than the time of Phase Ⅱ of Erlitou Culture.The cultural attributes of Liuzhuang Cemetery are not those of Xiaqiyuan Culture.Liuzhuang Cemetery proves that,at the end of Xia and the beginning of Shang Dynasty,communication and interactions occurred,between the eastern and western foothills of the Taihang Mountains.The area west of the Taihang Mountains communicated with the core area of Erlitou Culture via northern Henan.
Liuzhuang CemeteryXiaqiyuan Culturethe western foot of the Taihang Mountains