Definition of Erlitou. Meaning of Erlitou. Synonyms of Erlitou

- 112°41′20″E / 34.693°N 112.689°E / 34.693; 112.689 The Erlitou culture (Chinese: 二里頭; pinyin: Èrlǐtóu) was an early Bronze Age society and archaeological...
- least unsubstantiated, but others identify it with the archaeological Erlitou culture. According to the traditional chronology, based upon calculations...
- the Erlitou period (1900 to 1500 BC), with Erlitou considered the first state level society of East Asia. There is considerable debate whether Erlitou sites...
- Chinese scholars that the Erlitou site about 20 km east of central Luoyang is identified as Zhenxun. Li, Liu (2008). "The Erlitou culture - searching for...
- archaeological sites in this area. The Erlitou culture (1900–1500 BC) was discovered in Yanshi in 1959. Erlitou is the name of the modern village nearby;...
- Erligang bronzes developed from the style and techniques of the earlier Erlitou culture, centered at 85 kilometers (53 mi) to the west of Zhengzhou. Erligang...
- complex polities begin to emerge along the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. The Erlitou culture in the central plains of China is sometimes identified with the...
- In China, it lasted until circa 2000 BCE with the rise of the pre-Shang Erlitou culture, as it did in Scandinavia. Following the ASPRO chronology, the...
- the site of the Erlitou culture was found in Yanshi, south of the Yellow River near Luoyang. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the Erlitou culture flourished...
- areas around 2000 BC until the central area evolved into the Bronze Age Erlitou culture. The Longshan culture has been linked to the early Sinitic (of...