Archaeology of Asia

Author(s)

• Stark, Miriam T.

Bibliographic Information

Archaeology of Asia

edited by Miriam T. Stark

（Blackwell studies in global archaeology / series editors, Lynn Meskell and Rosemary A. Joyce, 7）

Blackwell Pub., 2006

• : hardcover
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hardcover ISBN 9781405102124

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. .

Table of 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

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781405102131

Description

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

Table of Contents

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 in East 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 and Archaeological 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 in China and Southeast Asia 96 Peter Bellwood Part IV Emergence and Development of Complex Asian Systems 119 7 Early Communities in East Asia: Economic and Sociopolitical Organization at the Local and Regional Levels 121 Anne P. Underhill and Junko Habu 8 Sociopolitical Change from Neolithic to Bronze Age China 149 Li Liu and Xingcan Chen 9 Marks and Labels: Early Writing in Neolithic and Shang China 177 David N. Keightley 10 Secondary State Formation and the Development of Local Identity: Change and Continuity in the State of Qin (770-221 B.C.) 202 Gideon Shelach and Yuri Pines Part V Crossing Boundaries and Ancient Asian States 231 11 Frontiers and Boundaries:The Han Empire from its Southern Periphery 233 Francis Allard 12 States on Horseback:The Rise of Inner Asian Confederations and Empires 255 William Honeychurch and Chunag Amartuvshin 13 Historicizing Foraging in South Asia: Power, History, and Ecology of Holocene Hunting and Gathering 279 Kathleen D. Morrison 14 The Axial Age in South Asia: The Archaeology of Buddhism (500 B.C.-A.D. 500) 303 Himanshu Prabha Ray 15 Imperial Landscapes of South Asia 324 Carla M. Sinopoli Index 350

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Details

• NCID: BA7319903X
• ISBN:
  • 1405102128
  • 1405102136
• LCCN: 2004024918
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Malden, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 364 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS11
  • DC22 : 950/.1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Asia -- Antiquities
  • LCSH : Asia -- Civilization
  • LCSH : Archaeology -- Asia
  • LCSH : Social archaeology -- Asia
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA6450348X