Interpretation in Terms of Traditional History
Since the discovery of Erlitou, scholars have speculated on its relationship to the Xia Dynasty described by ancient historians as having existed in the Yellow River area. The traditional account of the overthrow of the Xia by the Shang Dynasty has been identified with the ends of each of the four phases of the site by different authors. The Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project identified all four phases of Erlitou as Xia, and the construction of the Yanshi walled city as the founding of the Shang.
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