The Dawn of History in China
Tides of History
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The Great Flood in China
Archaeologist hong ju argues that the great flood of 19 20 b c was due to a single cause, a broken natural dam. He says there has been a strong tendency in china's archaeology to associate archaeological remains with named dynasties. But when we examine these things on their own terms, they can tell us a great deal about what was happening in the centuries around two thousand b c.
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