Craft Production in the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771BC): A case study of a jue-earrings workshop at the predynastic capital site, Zhouyuan, China: A case study of a jue-earrings workshop at the predynastic capital site, Zhouyuan, China

This work investigates the craft production system in the Western Zhou (China), through a case study of a 'jue'-earrings workshop at Qijia in the predynastic capital site of Zhouyuan, excavated in 2002-2003. Conclusions are drawn from several lines of evidence, including spatial relationships of material remains in archaeological context, various stages of 'jue' production wasters, the author's experimental replication of 'jue' manufacture, and written texts and bronze inscriptions. Cover Title Copyright Epigraph Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Abstract Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Socio-political Evolution in the Zhouyuan: An Archaeological Review Chapter 3 The Qijia Jue Workshop Chapter 4 Patterns of jue Production: Materials, Technology and Technological Organisation Chapter 5 Modes of Jue Production: Standardisation, Specialisation and Skill Chapter 6 Understanding the Organisation of Production in the Qijia Workshop Chapter 7 Producers and Consumers: Craft Production and Social Status Chapter 8 Conclusion Bibliography Zhouyong Sun. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 114-129).