基本説明
Comprises fifteen chapters by some of the world's foremost Asia archaeologists; presents original research data that challenges readers to think beyond national and regional boundaries.
Full Description
This introduction to the archaeology of Asia focuses on case studies from the region's last 10,000 years of history. Comprising fifteen chapters written by some of the world's foremost Asia archaeologists, the book sheds light on many of the most compelling aspects of Asian archaeology, from the earliest plant and animal domestication to the emergence of states and empires from Pakistan to North China. In particular, the contributors explore issues of cross-cultural significance, such as migration, ethnicity, urbanism, and technology, challenging readers to think beyond national and regional boundaries. In doing so, they draw on original research data and synthesize work previously unavailable to western readers. The volume as a whole offers new insights into the archaeology of Asia and encourages western scholars to pay more attention to the continent in their studies of human origins, evolution, and history. .
Contents
Series Editors' PrefaceAcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsList of FiguresList of TablesPart I: Introduction:1. Contextualizing an Archaeology of Asia: Miriam T. Stark (University of Hawai'i, Manoa)Part II: Contexts of Asian Archaeology:2. Some National, Regional, and Political Uses of Archaeology in East and Southeast Asia: Ian Glover (Institute of Archaeology, University College London)3. Archaeology in the Two Koreas: Sarah Nelson (University of Denver)4. Self-identification in the Modern and Post-Modern World and Archaeological Research: A Case Study from Japan: Koji Mizoguchi (Kyushu University)Part III: Formative Developments:5. East Asian Plant Domestication: Gary Crawford (University of Toronto, Mississauga)6. Asian Farming Diasporas? Agriculture, Languages, and Genes in China and Southeast Asia: Peter Bellwood (Australian National University)Part IV: Emergence and Development of Complex Asian Systems:7. Early Communities in East Asia: Economic and Sociopolitical Organization at the Local and Regional Levels: Anne Underhill and Junko Habu (The Field Museum, University of Illinois, Chicago, and Northwestern University; University of California, Berkeley)8. Sociopolitical Change from Neolithic and Bronze Age China: Li Liu and Xingcan Chen (La Trobe University; Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)9. Marks and Labels: Early Writing in Neolithic and Shang China: David N. Keightley (University of California, Berkeley)10. Secondary State Formation and the Development of Local Identity: Change and Continuity in the State of Qin (770 - 221 BC): Gideon Shelach and Yuri Pines (both Hebrew University, Jerusalem)Part V: Crossing Boundaries and Ancient Asian States:11. Frontiers and Boundaries: The Han Empire from its Southern Periphery: Francis Allard (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)12. States on Horseback: The Rise of Inner Asian Confederations and Empires: William Honeychurch and Chunag Amartuvshin (Smithsonian Institution; Institute of Archaeology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)13. Historicizing Foraging in Asia: Power, History, and Ecology of Holocene Hunting and Gathering: Kathleen Morrison (University of Chicago)14. The Axial Age in Asia: The Archaeology of Buddhism (500 BC - AD 500): Himanshu Ray (Jawaharlal Nehru University)15. Imperial Landscapes of South Asia: Carla Sinopoli (University of Michigan)Index
