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In the sixteenth century BC, cities in the Shang dynasty were the center of economic and cultural development of the slave society. The representative city sites of the Shang dynasty excavated so far are Yanshi Mall, Zhengzhou Mall, Yinxu in Anyang in Henan, Dragon City in Hubei, Sanxingdui Ancient City in Sichuan and so on.
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A battle-axe used in ancient China.
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An ancient cooking vessel with two loop handles and three or four legs.
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An ancient double boiler.
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A bronze vessel for holding food in ancient times.
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An ancient stemmed cup or bowl.
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An ancient urn-shaped wooden wine-vessel.
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An ancient urn for holding wine.
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Three-legged vessel used to warm cold wine with hot water in it.
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A container or vessel for wine in ancient China.
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An ancient wine vessel with three legs and a loop handle.
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A wine vessel in ancient China.
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A broad-mouthed receptacle for holding liquid.
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A washbasin of ancient times.
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According to TheOracle Bone ScriptsCollection.
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This is an archaeological term. A Hui Gou was a gray ditch left by ancient people. Gray earth or earth of other colors such as brown formed by decomposition of organic matters features the gray ditch. The soil in the ditch is softer than that in the neighboring place.
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Fu, C., Cao, W. (2019). Cradle of Chinese Urban Culture. In: Introduction to the Urban History of China. China Connections. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8207-9_6
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