Coexistence and cultural transmission in East Asia

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Coexistence and cultural transmission in East Asia

editors Naoko Matsumoto, Hidetaka Bessho, Makoto Tomii

(One world archaeology, 61)

Left Coast Press, 2012, c2011

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"First paperback edition 2012"--T. p. verso

Papers originally presented at the WAC Inter-Congress held in Osaka, Japan in January 2006

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This is the first volume to introduce the data, theory and methodology of contemporary archaeological work in Japan and other parts of East Asia archaeology in English to western audiences. It also introduces a new theoretical concept to archaeologists interested in the relationship between ancient cultures-coexistence. Archaeologists traditionally examine the boundaries between different cultural groups in terms conflict and dominance rather than long-term, harmonious adaptive responses. Chapters in this book cover evidence from burials, faunal and botanical analysis, as well as traditional trade goods. It is of interest to archaeologists conducting research in East Asia or studying intercultural interaction anywhere around the globe.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations Foreword by Joan M. Gero Acknowledgments Introduction: Archaeological Approaches Toward the Concept and Practice of "Coexistence", Naoko Matsumoto, Hidetaka Bessho and Makoto Tomii Part 1: Dynamics of Coexistence 1. The Cognitive Foundation of Long-Distance Interaction and Its Relation to Social Contexts, Naoko Matsumoto 2. The Role of Long-Distance Interaction in Sociocultural Changes in the Yayoi Period, Japan, Satoru Nakazono 3. The Assimilation Process in the Yayoi Society of Western Japan: Was There a Coexistence of Different Cultural Groups?, Kazunori Misaka and Kunihiko Wakabayashi 4. Coexistence in Prehistoric Guangdong, South China, Tracey L.-D. Lu 5. Technological Choices among Maritime Potter-Traders: The Mare Islanders of Northern Maluku (Indonesia) and Other Comparative Cases, Akira Goto Part 2: Coexistence or Not? Focusing on the Discriminated Groups 6. The Use of Livestock Carcasses in Japanese History: An Archaeological perspective, Akira Matsui 7. Changes in the Perception of Cattle and Horses in Ancient Japanese Society, Hiroshi Sekiyama 8. The Diverse Activities of the Kugonin at the Medieval Nishinotsuji site, Osaka, Hidetaka Bessho Part 3: Cultural Transmission and Interaction in the Prehistoric Japanese Archipelago 9. Contact between Indigenous People and Immigrants in Broad-Leafed Evergreen Forests: Plant Utilization during the Final Jomon Period in Southwestern Japan, Yudai Itakura 10. The Diffusion Process of Red Burnished Jars and Rice Paddy-Field Agriculture from the Southern Part of the Korean Peninsula to the Japanese Archipelago, Shinpei Hashino 11. The Diversity of Mortuary Practice Acceptance at the Beginning of the Yayoi Period, Daisuke Nakamura 12. The Imitation and Hybridization of Korean Peninsula-Style Earthenware in the Northern Kyushu Area during the Yayoi period, Yoichi Kawakami Index About the Authors

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