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Early urbanization in the Eastern Zhou in China (770—221 BC): an archaeological view

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Chen Shen
Chen Shen*
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Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, 100 St George St, Toronto ON, Canada M5S 1A1
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Take six early Chinese cities from the key Eastern Zhou period, study their shape and topography, see how their development represents both migration into the urban centres and the established structures of the ruling class.

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Antiquity , Volume 68 , Issue 261 , December 1994 , pp. 724 - 744
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1994

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