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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF THE FENGXI SITE IN SHAANXI, CHINA
Abstract
The Fengxi site is near the Feng River in Shaanxi Province, China. Feng City was the capital of the vassal state
of Zhou, and the Zhou people lived in this area until the end of the Western Zhou. Serial samples of charcoal, bone, and charred
millet were collected from the site and dated by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). A sequence model with 6 phases of
the Western Zhou dynasty was constructed and the 14C ages were calibrated with OxCal v 3.9. The results showed that the site
was used from 11701070 BC until 825755 BC, and the Conquest of Shang by King Wu most probably occurred during
10601000 BC.
of Zhou, and the Zhou people lived in this area until the end of the Western Zhou. Serial samples of charcoal, bone, and charred
millet were collected from the site and dated by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). A sequence model with 6 phases of
the Western Zhou dynasty was constructed and the 14C ages were calibrated with OxCal v 3.9. The results showed that the site
was used from 11701070 BC until 825755 BC, and the Conquest of Shang by King Wu most probably occurred during
10601000 BC.