Stark Archaeology of Asia

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-5303-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stark, Miriam T.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editors' Preface vii
List of Figures and Tables viii
Notes on Contributors xi
Part I Introduction 1
1 Contextualizing an Archaeology of Asia 3
Miriam T. Stark
Part II Contexts of Asian Archaeology 15
2 Some National, Regional, and Political Uses of Archaeology inEast and Southeast Asia 17
Ian C. Glover
3 Archaeology in the Two Koreas 37
Sarah M. Nelson
4 Self-Identification in the Modern and Post-Modern World andArchaeological Research: A Case Study from Japan 55
Koji Mizoguchi
Part III Formative Developments 75
5 East Asian Plant Domestication 77
Gary W. Crawford
6 Asian Farming Diasporas? Agriculture, Languages, and Genes inChina and Southeast Asia 96
Peter Bellwood
Part IV Emergence and Development of Complex Asian Systems119
7 Early Communities in East Asia: Economic and SociopoliticalOrganization at the Local and Regional Levels 121
Anne P. Underhill and Junko Habu
8 Sociopolitical Change from Neolithic to Bronze Age China149
Li Liu and Xingcan Chen
9 Marks and Labels: Early Writing in Neolithic and Shang China177
David N. Keightley
10 Secondary State Formation and the Development of LocalIdentity: Change and Continuity in the State of Qin (770-221B.C.) 202
Gideon Shelach and Yuri Pines
Part V Crossing Boundaries and Ancient Asian States231
11 Frontiers and Boundaries:The Han Empire from its SouthernPeriphery 233
Francis Allard
12 States on Horseback:The Rise of Inner Asian Confederationsand Empires 255
William Honeychurch and Chunag Amartuvshin
13 Historicizing Foraging in South Asia: Power, History, andEcology of Holocene Hunting and Gathering 279
Kathleen D. Morrison
14 The Axial Age in South Asia: The Archaeology of Buddhism (500B.C.-A.D. 500) 303
Himanshu Prabha Ray
15 Imperial Landscapes of South Asia 324
Carla M. Sinopoli
Index 350

Über Autor(innen)

Miriam T. Stark is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Hawai'i, Manoa. She has worked in Southeast Asia since 1987, and also has experience in North American and Near Eastern archaeology. She has published widely on her research in the Philippines and in Cambodia, and currently co-directs the Lower Mekong Archaeological Project in the Mekong Delta.