Xitou, 9, 123

Yuanshan, 92

Zhuangbianshan, 255

Austronesians: agricultural system, 52

culture, 1, 84

dispersal/expansion, 18–20, 82, 83, 86, 91, 258, 259

language, xxvii, 82–84, 86

material culture, 258

origins, 83

proto-, 1, 2, 16–21, 81, 82, 84, 86, 88, 91, 103, 177, 253, 257–260

seafaring, 1, 104, 177, 258

Baizhuduan: culture, 70, 72, 73, 77–79

site, 77, 78

bamboo rafts, 33

Beinan culture, 94`

bone artifacts, 163, 219, 220

arrowheads, 63, 162

tools, 3, 47, 49, 59, 134, 135, 139, 143, 216, 219, 220

bowls, 50, 59, 65, 68, 73, 79, 91, 98, 99, 100, 228

ceramic, 229

pedestal, 101, 144, 150, 152, 153, 228, 229, 256

stemmed, 67, 71, 73, 79

Bronze Age, 3, 5, 15, 17, 59, 60, 70, 71, 72, 77, 80

culture, 14, 41, 42, 65, 66, 69, 80, 124

bronze artifacts, 69, 70, 72, 73, 77–78, 79

bells, 77

halberd, 73, 77

metallurgy, 77

weapons, 70, 72, 77

burials. See tombs.

burial rituals, 49, 59, 67–69

Hemudu culture, 70, 71, 76.

See also tombs.

C-14 dating.

See radiocarbon dating.

Central Plain, 69, 70, 73

ceramic artifacts, 228

bowl, 229

cauldrons, 66, 76, 81, 86, 123

colors, 105, 126

cup, 117, 121, 143, 204, 206

design/decoration, 23, 68, 105, 132, 142, 191

jar, 81, 82, 84, 85, 131

hu-flask,, 116

hu-vessel,, 202

kettle, 120

pedestal plate, 123

pot, 23, 67, 75, 81

sherds, 70, 72, 82, 105, 113, 130, 140, 141, 188

spindle whorls, 23, 26, 29, 98, 99, 134, 135, 141, 142, 145, 146, 147

stamp, 124

supports, 29, 78, 109

tower-shaped, 119

vessels, 29, 34, 68, 72, 75, 105, 150, 155, 175, 189, 191, 193

zun-vessel,, 35, 190, 196, 197.

See alsopottery.

ceramics, 21, 141, 158, 163

black, 114

charcoal-tempered, 66, 72

fine paste, 66, 105, 114, 131, 141, 142, 191, 200

hard, 32, 113, 141, 191

Huangtulun, 33, 201

red-slipped, 66, 113

rough paste, 114, 142

rough tempered, 114, 131, 191