Archaeological manifestations of rank and status, the wooden chamber tombs in the Mid-Yangzi Region (206 B.C. - A.D. 25)

Thesis

This thesis is centered on the roles of wooden chamber tombs in defining, negotiating and reinforcing status and identity of their owners in early imperial China. The archaeological materials under discussion are wooden chamber burials in the mid-Yangzi region, including the modern provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and north Anhui. The first reason why I have chosen this area is because these tombs are well-preserved and provide excellent examples to examine the different material express...

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Authors: Liu, Y; Dr. Yan Liu

• Publication date: 2015
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: material culture; status; excavated texts; burial; Han empire; gender
• Subjects: Archaeology