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I, II, III, and IV with those of the traditional classifi-

cation, the selection of attributes appears to have sub-

stantial validity.

As a matter of fact, the meaning of the clusters can

be further discussed with additional implications. The

following questions can be asked« Do the clusters stand

for different time periods, different peoples, different

languages, different races, or even different technologies?

Some of these alternatives are quite obvious, while some

are not. After the publication of C14 dates i n 9 7 2 and
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1974, the different and/or somewhat overlapping time periods

of the clusters in the Lungshanoid horizon were made clear.

Since the T'an-shih-shan site i s dated at 1140+90 B.C.

(LIA 1 9 7 4 ) , cluster III should be considered the latest

of those clusters presented i n this paper with C14 dates.

The earliest clusters should be cluster V and VI, because

the Ta-tun-tzu site of cluster V is dated to 3 8 3 5 * 1 0 5 B.C.

(LIA 1974) and the Sung-tse site of cluster VI i s dated

to 3 3 9 5 * 1 0 5 B.C. (LIA 1 9 7 2 ) . Cluster II, in which the rice

husks of Ch'ien-shan-yang site are dated to 2750±100 B.C.

(LIA 1 9 7 2 ) , should be considered later than cluster V and

VI but earlier than cluster I and III (Table ) .
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