Archaeology of Asia

by Editor: Miriam T. Stark (University of Hawaii at Manoa)

• ISBN13: 9781405153034
• ISBN10: 1405153032
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This introduction to the archaeology of Asia focuses on case studies from the region's last 10,000 years of history. Comprises fifteen chapters by some of the world's foremost Asia archaeologists Sheds light on the most compelling aspects of Asian archaeology, from the earliest evidence of plant domestication to the emergence of states and empires Explores issues of cross-cultural significance, such as migration, urbanism, and technology Presents original research data that challenges readers to think beyond national and regional boundaries Synthesizes work previously unavailable to western readers

Table of Contents

Series Editors' Preface

Acknowledgments

Notes on Contributors

List of Figures

List of Tables

Introduction

Contextualizing an Archaeology of Asia

Contexts of Asian Archaeology

Some National, Regional, and Political Uses of Archaeology in East and Southeast Asia

Archaeology in the Two Koreas

Self-identification in the Modern and Post-Modern World and Archaeological Research: A Case Study from Japan

Formative Developments

East Asian Plant Domestication

Asian Farming Diasporas? Agriculture, Languages, and Genes in China and Southeast Asia

Emergence and Development of Complex Asian Systems

Early Communities in East Asia: Economic and Sociopolitical Organization at the Local and Regional Levels

Sociopolitical Change from Neolithic and Bronze Age China

Marks and Labels: Early Writing in Neolithic and Shang China

Secondary State Formation and the Development of Local Identity: Change and Continuity in the State of Qin (770-221 BC)

Crossing Boundaries and AncientAsianStates

Frontiers and Boundaries: The Han Empire from its Southern Periphery

States on Horseback: The Rise of Inner Asian Confederations and Empires

Historicizing Foraging in Asia: Power, History, and Ecology of Holocene Hunting and Gathering

The Axial Age in Asia: The Archaeology of Buddhism (500 BC - AD 500)

Imperial Landscapes of South Asia

Index

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.