Buch, Englisch, 346 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 2020 g
Buch, Englisch, 346 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 2020 g
Reihe: Fundamental Issues in Archaeology
ISBN: 978-0-306-46771-4
Verlag: Springer US
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Research
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Prähistorische Epoche
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Craft Production and the Development of Complex Societies in Ancient China.- Prestige Goods and the Development of Complex Societies.- Reconsidering the Role of Prestige Goods in Social Change.- Change in Production and Use of Pottery Vessels as Complex Societies Develop.- Investigating Consumption of Pottery and Bronze Vessels in Northern China.- Methodological Approach.- Burials as Indicators of Changing Economic Relations.- The Plan of This Book.- 2. Sources of Data on Social Change during the Late Neolithic Period and Early Bronze Age.- The Yellow River Valley of Northern China.- Complex Societies during the Early Bronze Age.- Textual Data from the Shang Period, and the Importance of Descent Groups.- The Longshan Period (c. 2600–1900B.C.).- Longshan Economic Systems.- Concern for Ancestors.- The Late Yangshao Period (c. 4000–2800B.C.).- Late Yangshao Economic Systems.- The Dawenkou Period (c. 4100–2600B.C.).- Dawenkou Economic Systems.- 3. Food, Craft Production, and Social Inequality: Cross-Cultural Perspectives.- Integrative and Hierarchical Relations through Exchange of Food.- Variation in More Competitive Feasts.- Mortuary Feasts.- Giving Away Goods versus Burying Goods.- Exchange of Food Surplus for Craft Goods.- Summary of Expectations: Food, Craft Production, and Increase in Social Inequality.- 4. The Gift of Food in Ancient China: The Role of Food, Drink, and Containers in Social Relations.- Food, Containers, and Social Relations in China.- Mortuary Rituals in Late Historic and Modern China.- Early Historic China.- Texts from the Han and Eastern Zhou Periods.- Feasting and Political Relations.- Records from the Western Zhou Period.- Textual Data from the Shang Period.- Additional Expectations for the Late Neolithic Period and Early Bronze Age ofNorthern China.- 5. The Dawenkou and Yangshao Periods.- Ceramic Consumption during the Early Dawenkou Regional Phase (c. 4100–3500S.C.) in Western Shandong.- Inferences about Ceramic Production.- Ceramic Consumption during the Later Dawenkou Regional Phases in Western Shandong.- Inferences about Ceramic Production in Western Shandong.- Consumption Patterns for Eastern Shandong during the Late Dawenkou Phase.- Inferences about Ceramic Production in Eastern Shandong.- Patterns of Ceramic Consumption for Yangshao Sites and Inferences about Production.- Organization of Ceramic Production.- Nonceramic Prestige Goods in Dawenkou and Yangshao Period Graves.- House Remains from Dawenkou and Yangshao Sites.- Conclusions: Food, Craft Production, and Social Inequality.- 6. The Longshan Period.- Consumption of Ceramics from Graves in Western Shandong.- Inferences about Ceramic Production in Western Shandong.- Mortuary Ceramics in Eastern Shandong.- Inferences about Production in Eastern Shandong.- Mortuary Ceramics in the Central Yellow River Valley.- Assessing Ceramics from Habitation Contexts at Hougang and Baiying.- Assessment of Standardization.- Direct Evidence for Ceramic Production.- Consumption Patterns for Nonceramic Prestige Goods and Inferences about Production: Mortuary and Residential Remains.- House Remains from Longshan Sites.- Conclusions: Food, Craft Production, and Changing Social Relations.- 7. The Early Bronze Age.- Bronze Vessels in Graves and Inferences about Production: The Early-Middle Bronze Age.- Bronze Vessels in Graves from the Late Shang Period and Inferences about Production.- Large Bronze Vessels from Shang Sites.- Ceramic Vessels and Other Containers in Graves.- Other Bronze Items in Graves.- Jade Items in Graves.- Direct Evidence for BronzeProduction.- Direct Evidence for Ceramic Production at Early Bronze Age Sites.- The Political Economy of Early States in Northern China.- Remaining Questions about Regional Economic Organization.- Conclusions: Food, Craft Production, and Social Change.- 8. Craft Production and Social Change in Northern China.- The Dawenkou and Yangshao Periods.- The Longshan Period.- The Early Bronze Age.- Closing Thoughts.- Notes.- References.- Appendices.