David Keightley has characterized the Late Shang social structure as a honeycomb, whereas many non-Shang traditions existed beyond the reach of Shang state power. These peer polities inherited diverse historical legacies different from that of the Late Shang civilization. Emerging at the intersection of diverse historical and political networks linking these memory communities, the Zhou founders constructed a historical narrative revolving around the concepts of the Three Dynasties and the Heavenly Mandate to highlight their claim to legitimacy. From an archaeological perspective, this lecture explores the sources of Zhou historical knowledge in the cultural landscape seen from the perspective of the Zhou homeland in the Guanzhong Basin. What were the diverse sources of Zhou’s historical knowledge? How did the Zhou build its political framework on the basis of these historical knowledge? How did the fall of the Guanzhong Basin in 771 BC rupture the transmission of these knowledge? Since our historical knowledge about the Three Dynasties came from the Zhou classics, these questions are critical for exploring the relationship between textual tradition and archaeology. [Go to the full record in the library's catalogue]
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