Archaeology of Asia
Published on 19. July 2005
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-4051-0212-4 (ISBN)
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. .
Reviews / Votes
"Miriam Stark has performed a monumental service to global archaeology by selecting the most important cross-cultural themes in Asian archaeology and many of the most innovative writers to discuss them." Gina L. Barnes, University of Durham "Offering remarkable coverage of the world's largest continent, Stark has created an outstanding book that should be required reading for any archaeologist or historian interested in Asia." John Olsen, University of Arizona "This volume is the seventh in the series Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology, a series intended to cover the central areas of undergraduate archaeological teaching. While this is certainly a sustainable market for the series, this particular volume presents an overview and depth that will also, and perhaps more so, be a welcome addition to the libraries of postgraduate and research archaeologists ... Stark has assembled a valuable resource made all the more useful by not shying away from the scholarly and national politics reflected in so much Asian Archaeology" Australian ArchaeologyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
students of Asian archaeology, and of world archaeology, history or civilization, Asian and Old World archaeologists and historians
Illustrations
65
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-0212-4 (9781405102124)
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Person
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.
Content
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