Archaeological observations on agro-pastoralist integration in south-central Inner Mongolia during the Eastern Zhou
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Jian’en Cao
Abstract
This paper archaeologically investigates three representative Eastern Zhou cemeteries in south-central Inner Mongolia. Through analysis, two types of tombs can be distinguished, according to the forms of tombs and assemblages of grave goods. Type A tombs belong to Zhao state agricultural immigrants from the south; Type B, pastoralists from the north. The coexistence of two groups of people with distinct subsistence economies in one cemetery reflects the integration process of agriculturalists and pastoralists. The emergence of agro-pastoralist integration in central-southern Inner Mongolia cross-confirms historical trajectory of the southward advance of pastoralists and the strategic management of northwestern areas by the Zhao state.
Postscript
The original article 东周时期内蒙古中南部农牧融合现象的考古学观察was published in Kaogu 考古 (Archaeology) 2021.6:93–102 with seven figures and 26 notes. This abbreviated English version, translated by Edward Allen 安达, has removed the notes.
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