Chinese Art History Resources: Prehistoric China

(See also: China resource page)

Web Resources - Prehistoric China - General History
Ancient China: The Yellow River Culture. Richard Hooker, Washington State U.
Chinese Prehistory. Ulrich Theobald
EMuseum: Neolithic China and The Xia Dynasty. Minnesota State University
History of China: Prehistoric and Xia. TravelChinaGuide.com
Neolithic China. Brian A. Stokes, California State University at Long Beach
Pre-Historic China. Gregory James Smits, Pennsylvania State University

Web Resources - Prehistoric China - Art History
Art of China Review Slides. An-Yi Pan, Cornell University
Arts of China Study Sheet: Neolithic. Julia Murray, University of Wisconsin
Chinese Archaic Jade Technology. J. Noel Chiappa
Chinese Archaic Jades from the Kwan Collection. Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994
Chinese Ceramics. Ulrich Theobald
Chinese Jade. Ulrich Theobald
From Heaven and Earth: Chinese Jade in Context. Carolyn Woodford Schmidt, Columbus Museum of Art
The Golden Age of Chinese Archchaeology: Late Prehistoric China. National Gallery of Art
A History of Chinese Jade. Gary N. Davis, U Lian Collectibles
Neolithic Period Search Results. Freer and Sackler Galleries
Neolithic Tomb at Dawenkou. Patricia Buckley Ebrey et al., University of Washington

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1. China - Neolithic Ceramics

Yangshao 4500	Yangshao 3500-3000	Yangshao mid 3m	Yangshao 2500	Yangshao 2500
Yangshao 2500	Yangshao 2200	Yangshao 3-2m	Majiayao 3m	Majiayao 3m
2600	Longshan 3m	Longshan 2500-2000	Ban Chiang c. 2000

2. China - Neolithic Jade

Dragon 4700-2920	Zhulong 4m	Pendant 4m	Plaque 3500-3000	Cong 3200-2000
Plaque early 3m	Animal 3000-1000	Axe 3000-1000	Bi 3000-2500	Face 2000

[last updated October 5, 2005]

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