Making of the Chinese Civilization

​Jianye Han is Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Museology, School of History, Renmin University of China.

• Part I. The Origin, Formation and Early Evolution of Chinese Civilization.- 1. In Search of the Cultural Early China from Prehistoric Remains.- 2. The “Earliest China”: Formation of Early China as a Pluralistic Unity.- 3. The Peiligang Era and Origin of Chinese Wenming.- 4. The Migration Influence of the Peiligang Culture and the Rudiments of the Early Chinese Cultural Sphere.- 5. Clan Burial and Ancestral Veneration of the Peiligang Era.- 6. The Miaodigou Era and the “Early China”.- 7. An Analysis of the Dawenkou Cemetery.- 8. The Ancient Cities of Liangzhu, Taosi and Erlitou: the Evolution of Early Chinese Civilization.- 9. Liangzhu: An Early State with Regional Sovereign Power.- 10. Shimao: Cultural Coordinates and Civilizational Dimensions.- Part II. The Three Regional Patterns of the Origin of the Chinese Civilization.- 11. The General Tendency and Different Patterns of Societal Development in the Chalcolithic Age.- 12. The Xipo Cemetery in Lingbao Country and the “Zhongyuan (the Central Plains) Pattern".- 13. The Middle Reaches of the Yellow River: Its Central Position in the Civilizing Process.- 14. The Central Plains and the Jiang-Han Rivers Region: A Comparison of Their Civilizing Processes.- 15. The Central Plains and the Northern Region in the Longshan Era: A Comparison of Their Civilizing Processes.- 16. The Central Plains and the Haidai Region: A Comparison of Their Civilizing Processes.- 17. The Three Burial Traditions in Longshan Era.- Part III. Environmental Evolution, War and Conflict, and the Evolving Mechanism of Civilizations.- 18. Holocene Loess: the Material Foundation of Early Chinese Civilization.- 19. The Impact of the Climate Events of 5000 to 4000 Years BP on the Culture of Northern China.- 20. Heroes in Times of Chaos, Civilization out of Age of Turbulence: Formation of Early Chinese Civilization and Cold-Dry Climate Events.- 21. Neolithic Wars and the Evolution of Early Chinese Civilization.- Part IV. Origin of the Chinese Culture and Its Outbound Interactions.- 22. On the Dawn of the Erlitou Bronze Civilization.- 23. A Brief Overview of China’s “Bronze Age Revolution”.- Part V. Culture Genes and Historical Memory.- 24. 8000 Years Old Cultural Genes of Early China Revealed from Archaeological Discoveries.- 25. Violent Cultural Changes in the Longshan Era and Tribal Warfare in the Legendary Era.- 26. Ancient Historical Legends: To be Considered in Studies of the Origin of Chinese Civilization.- 27. Ancient History of Legendary Era: Not Unverifiable.- 28. An Archaeological Approach to Studies of the History of the Legendary Era.