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Data Repository of the Wall Project

In accordance with the principles of open science, data from The Wall Project are shared with the public. The materials included in this repository comprise preliminary survey and excavation reports, GIS layers, and raw data tables, organized according to the various sub-projects. Scholars are welcome to download and use these data in their own research. We kindly ask that any use of these materials be accompanied by proper acknowledgment of The Wall Project and reference to this website.

Suggested acknowledgment:
“Published with permission from The Wall, an ERC-funded archaeological project.
Data downloaded from The Wall website: https://www.the-wall-huji.com

Historical Sources

Appendices to: Johannes S. Lotze, Lili Xia, Zhidong Zhang, and Gideon Shelach-Lavi, “To Build Or Not To Build? Frontier Walls, Trenches, and Forts in Mid-Jin Politics, 1161–1208,” T’oung Pao (forthcoming April 2026).

Appendix 1: Sources on Jin construction of frontier walls, trenches, and forts (pages 1-17).

Appendix 2: Phraseology of Jin border management (pages 17-18).

Appendix 3: Overview of historical geographical place names mentioned in the sources (pages 19-21).

The Northern Wall: 2018 - 2024

The Mongolian Arc: 2022 - 2023

The Gobi Wall 2024

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