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Conjectural reconstruction
of one of the "palaces" at
Erlitou, Yanshi, Henan
province. After Yang 1987,
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result from a broader consensus on other issues — theoretical and practical. How do we choose
to define a "state" and its archaeological traces? How do we imagine the interaction of peoples
and their collectivities over space and across time? What is the meaning of a concept such as
"the Xia kings" for excavators? Only within a paradigm that assumes certain answers to these
and related questions can one posit solutions. It remains to be seen whether researchers will
endeavor to establish such a broad paradigm of common goals and assumptions. RT
1 Thorp 19913.
2 Thorp 198313.
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