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ARC 590/690: History of Cities Part I: Ritual Sites and Ideal Cities in China and India

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Part I: The Ancient World Sections

Article Indexes & Databases

eHRAF Archaeology (Human Relations Area Files) 
Focuses on in-depth descriptive documents of archaeological traditions from around the world. 

Anthropology Plus

Anthrosource

JSTOR 

E-Books

Liu, Chen, and Chen, Xingcan. The Archaeology of China from the Late Paleolithic to the Early Bronze Age. Cambridge World Archaeology. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Chakrabarti, Dilip K., and Oxford Scholarship Online. India: an Archaeological History: Palaeolithic Beginnings to Early Historic Foundations. 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, 2009.

E-Journals

Journal of Asian Studies 

About this Guide

Note: Many of the databases and/or article links referenced in this guide require CaneID authentication through the the UM Library system unless denoted by the "open access" symbol. 
online access
*peer-reviewed
  open access

Chinese Dynasties

Xia dynasty (2070 – 1600 BC)
Shang dynasty (1600 – 1046 BC)
Zhou dynasty (1046 – 256 BC)
Spring and Autumn period (722 – 476 BC)
Warring States period (476 – 221 BC)


Yangshi, Erlitou (Henan Province, China)
1900-1500 BCE

Indus Valley

Early Harappan  3300–2600 BCE
Mature Harappan 2600–1900 BCE
Late Harappan  1900-1300 BCE
Post-Harappan  1300-300 BCE
 
Harrapa Ruins.  Pakistan

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  • Gilda Santana

    Director, Architecture Research Center / Art & Art History Librarian

    gsantana@miami.edu

    305-284-5282

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