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258:(mtDNA) claimed that their mtDNA was found to be more similar to Europeans than modern Chinese. The mtDNA was reexamined and the initial test was found to be wrong, with results showing European mtdna sharing no links to the remains found in the graves, and the study says it "highlight that ancient mtDNA data obtained under different sampling schemes and subject to potential contamination can easily create the impression of drastic spatiotemporal changes in the genetic structure of a regional population during the past few thousand years if inappropriate methods of data analysis are employed." 231: 156: 75: 67: 202:(ca 315-285 BC) in Linzi, the earliest and largest (in its time) center of learning in China. The academy, possibly named after the city gate (Ji) nearby, was made up of chosen scholars who received a handsome stipend from the government in return for advising the king on government, rites and philosophy. Among the Jixia Academy scholars were 181:"Seven broad avenues, some 20 metres (66 ft) wide and over 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long, ran north-south and east-west, roughly forming a grid pattern. Four major avenues met in the northeast section of the city. This area yielded the richest cultural remains from the Western Zhou to the Han." 167:. The city consisted of an outer city and an inner city. The outer city wall reached a maximum of 43 metres (141 ft) in base width, averaging between 20 and 30 metres (66 and 98 ft) in width. The inner city wall reached a maximum of 60 metres (200 ft) in base width. The city had a 135:
completed his conquest of the Chinese rival states and declared himself the first emperor of China shortly afterwards. The ruins of the ancient city were excavated in 1926 by Japanese archaeologists and in 1964 by Chinese archaeologists.
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The palace was located in the inner city, located in the southwestern corner of Linzi. A large rammed earth platform was found inside the inner city, commonly referred to as the
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Linzi covered an area of around 668 square kilometres (258 sq mi) with the city built between two parallel rivers that ran north–south, the
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platform. The remains of the platform measure 86 by 70 metres (282 by 230 ft) and are 14 metres (46 ft) high.
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The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC
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This article is about the ancient capital of Qi. For the modern district, see
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The city was surrounded by a 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) perimeter wall of
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The Grand Scribe's Records, vol. 7: "The Memoirs of Pre-Han China", 69
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The Formation of Chinese Civilization: An Archaeological Perspective
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Yao, YG; Kong, QP; Man, XY; Bandelt, HJ; Zhang, YP (2015-09-28).
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Remains of city sewer passing underneath the former city wall
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The kings of Qi and the Qi state acted as patrons of the
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Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Shandong
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Yingqiu
Linzi District
36°52′58″N 118°21′19″E / 36.8829°N 118.3554°E / 36.8829; 118.3554


Chinese
pinyin
state of Qi
Zhou dynasty
Linzi District
Shandong
China
Spring and Autumn period
Ying Zheng
Qin
Zi River
Xi River

rammed earth
sewer
Duke Huan
Records of the Grand Historian
Jixia Academy
Mencius
Xun Zi
Han Fei
Li Si
Shen Dao

tumuli

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