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Case Studies in Early Societies: Series Number 4: Ancient Jomon of Japan
Junko Habu
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Description for Case Studies in Early Societies: Series Number 4: Ancient Jomon of Japan
Paperback. A 2004 overview of the Jomon period in Japan (circa 14,500-300 BC) within the context of recent complex hunter-gatherer studies. Series: Case Studies in Early Societies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 79 b/w illus. 30 maps 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
In this 2004 book, Junko Habu illustrates recent developments in the archaeology of the Jomon period (circa 14,500-300 BC) of Japan and presents new analyses. Unlike most prehistoric pottery using peoples, the Jomon people are thought to have been hunter-gatherers. Evidence of plant cultivation does exist, but none of the cultigens recovered from Jomon sites seems to have been used as a staple food resource. High site density, food storage, and long distance trade also characterize this Jomon period. Using ecological models of hunter-gatherer culture and behavior, Habu examines various aspects of Jamon culture including subsistence, settlement, rituals, crafts and ... Read more
In this 2004 book, Junko Habu illustrates recent developments in the archaeology of the Jomon period (circa 14,500-300 BC) of Japan and presents new analyses. Unlike most prehistoric pottery using peoples, the Jomon people are thought to have been hunter-gatherers. Evidence of plant cultivation does exist, but none of the cultigens recovered from Jomon sites seems to have been used as a staple food resource. High site density, food storage, and long distance trade also characterize this Jomon period. Using ecological models of hunter-gatherer culture and behavior, Habu examines various aspects of Jamon culture including subsistence, settlement, rituals, crafts and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Case Studies in Early Societies
Condition
New
Weight
525g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521776707
SKU
V9780521776707
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About Junko Habu
Junko Habu is Associate Professor at the Department of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley. She has conducted fieldwork both in Japan and in North America. Her publications include Subsistence-Settlement Systems and Intersite Variability in the Moroiso Phase of the Early Jomon Period of Japan, International Monographs in Prehistory (2001).
Reviews for Case Studies in Early Societies: Series Number 4: Ancient Jomon of Japan
'... this book is comprehensive, informative and academically exciting.' Antiquity 'Junko Habu has provided a detailed, comprehensive, and stimulating account of Jomon variety and development ... Habu's historical overviews of research trends, syntheses of current results, good grounding in theory, acute observations, and gently stated criticisms have yielded a state-of- the-art book that will serve as the authoritative introduction to ... Read more