Shang influence, though not political control, extends …
Years: 1341BCE - 1198BCE
Shang influence, though not political control, extends as far northeast as modern Beijing, where early pre-Yan culture shows evidence of Shang material culture.
At least one burial in this region during the Early Shang period contains both Shang-style bronzes and local-style gold jewelry.
The discovery of a Chenggu-style ge dagger-ax at Xiaohenan demonstrates that even at this early stage of Chinese history, there is some level of connection between the distant areas of north China.
