Commodity Flow and Allocation of Proto-Porcelain in Western Zhou Dynasty:Regression Analysis Based on the Unearthed Proto-porcelain
Commodity flow plays an important role in the operation of socioeconomics,and serves as a key indicator of the development of early human society.We developed a hypothesis-test identification mechanism by integrating archaeological materials,historical evidence,and economic theories,and took regression analysis based on the statistical data of unearthed proto-porcelain from the tombs of Western Zhou(1046BC-771BC).This study found that flow of proto-porcelain within Western Zhou was centralized around Luoyi and under the control of the central government.There was no sign of direct free trade of proto-porcelain between the Lower Yangtze River area and the regions dominated by the central authority.Further research found that allocation of proto-porcelain followed a"politics prior,economic costs inferior"logic within Western Zhou,and proto-porcelain intrinsically possessed the attributes of political resources.From the perspective of resource acquisition,control,and allocation,this discovery provides a new insight on understanding the political enfeoffment system of Western Zhou and the interactive relationship between politics and economy.
Western ZhouCommodity FlowArcheologyCliometricsRegression Analysis
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