Research on prehistoric 凸-shaped house remains on the Loess Plateau
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Tianyi Wang
Abstract
The 凸-shaped house remains first appeared in the Guanzhong Basin during the late Yangshao period and became a popular form of architecture in the Loess Plateau during the Longshan period. The form usually consists of an inner room and a front hall connecting to an entranceway. The emergence of the protruding front hall is closely related to the appearance of late Yangshao cave dwellings, where they serve an important role in maintaining the architectural stability of the dwelling. Across the millennium ranging from the late Yangshao to the late Longshan, this architectural structure gradually transformed from a pragmatic-functional attribute into an important cultural symbol.
Postscript
The original report 黄土高原地区史前凸字形房址研究was published in Kaogu 考古 (Archaeology) 2020.4:77–89 with 10 figures, 2 tables, and 63 notes. This abbreviated English version, translated by Edward Allen 安达, has removed notes and added further readings.
Further readings
Xie, Jiyao 谢继尧. 1989. Yaodong minju 窑洞民居 (Cave dwellings). Beijing: Zhongguo jianzhu gongye chubanshe.Search in Google Scholar
Xu, Hong 许宏. 2013. 宫室建筑与中原国家文明的形成 (Palace room architecture and the formation of the early Central Plains civilization). In Sandai kaogu 三代考古 (Xia-Shang-Zhou Archaeology). Vol. 5. Beijing: Kexue chubanshe.Search in Google Scholar
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