UID:
almafu_9959327618402883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781118325728
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1118325729
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9781118325735
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1118325737
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9781118325780
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1118325788
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9781118325698
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1118325699
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1444335294
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9781444335293
Series Statement:
Blackwell companions to anthropology ; 24
Content:
A Companion to Chinese Archaeology is an unprecedented, new resource on the current state of archaeological research in one of the worlds oldest civilizations. It presents a collection of readings from leading archaeologists in China and elsewhere that provide diverse interpretations about social and economic organization during the Neolithic period and early Bronze Age. An unprecedented collection of original contributions from international scholars and collaborative archaeological teams conducting research on the Chinese mainland and Taiwan Makes available for the first time in English the work of leading archaeologists in China Provides a comprehensive view of research in key geographic regions of China Offers diverse methodological and theoretical approaches to understanding Chinas past, beginning with the era of established agricultural villages from c. 7000 B.C. through to the end of the Shang dynastic period in c. 1045 B.C.
Note:
pt. I. Current issues in Chinese archaeology: 1. Introduction : Investigating the development and nature of complex societies in ancient China / Anne P. Underhill. "Despoiled of the Garments of her civilization" : problems and progress in archaeological heritage management in China / Robert E. Murowchick -- pt. II. The northeast: Earlier Neolithic economic and social systems of the Liao River region, northeast China / Teng Mingyu. Understanding Hongshan period social dynamics / Lu Xueming. The lower Xiajiadian culture of the western Liao River drainage system / Wang Lixin -- pt. III. The Upper Yellow River and Upper Yangzi River regions: The Qijia culture of the Upper Yellow River Valley / Chen Honghai. The Sichuan Basin Neolithic / Rowan Flad. The Sanxingdui culture of the Sichuan Basin / Sun Hua -- pt. IV. The western central plain region and environs: The early Neolithic in the Central Yellow River Valley, c.7000-4000 BC / Zhu Yanping. The Jiahu Site in the Huai River area / Cui Qilong. The later Neolithic period in the Central Yellow River Valley area, c.4000-3000 BC / Li Xinwei. The Longshan culture in Central Henan Province, c.2600-1900 BC / Zhao Chunqing. The Longshan Period Site of Taosi in Southern Shanxi Province / He Nu. Production of ground stone tools at Taosi and Huizui : a comparison / Chen Xingcan. The Erlitou Culture / Xu Hong. The discovery and study of the Early Shang Culture / Yuan Guangkuo. Recent discoveries and some thoughts on early urbanization at Anyang / James Stoltman. Archaeology of Shanxi during the Yinxu Period / Hwang Ming-chorng -- pt. V. The eastern central plain region and environs: The Houli and Beixin cultures / Wang Fen. The Dawenkou Culture in the Lower Yellow River and Huai River Basin areas / Luan Fengshi. The Longshan Culture of Shandong / Sun Bo. A study of Lian Sickles and Dao Knives from the Longshan Culture Site of Liangchengzhen in Southeastern Shandong / Geoffrey Cunnar. The eastern territories of the Shang and Western Zhou : military expansion and cultural assimilation / Fang Hui -- pt. VI. The Middle Yangzi River region: The Pengtoushan Culture in the Middle Yangzi River Valley / Pei Anping. The Qujialing-Shijiahe Culture in the Middle Yangzi River Valley / Zhang Chi -- pt. VII. The Lower Yangzi River region: The Kuahuqiao Site and culture / Jiang Leping. Recent research on the Hemudu Culture and the Tianluoshan Site / Sun Guoping. The Liangzhu Culture / Qin Ling -- pt. VIII. The southeast: The Neolithic archaeology of Southeast China / Tianlong Jiao. First farmers and their coastal adaptation in prehistoric Taiwan / Li Kuang-ti.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Companion to Chinese archaeology. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013 ISBN 9781444335293
Language:
English
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118325698
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