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Companion to Chinese Archaeology
Anne P. . Ed(S): Underhill
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Description for Companion to Chinese Archaeology
A Companion to Chinese Archaeology offers a broad overview of the field that has evolved over the last few decades into an exploration of the prehistory of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Editor(s): Underhill, Anne P. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3B; 3D; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 182 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1180.
A Companion to Chinese Archaeology is an unprecedented, new resource on the current state of archaeological research in one of the world’s oldest civilizations. It presents a collection of readings from leading archaeologists in China and elsewhere that provide diverse interpretations about social and economic organization during the Neolithic period and early Bronze Age.
A Companion to Chinese Archaeology is an unprecedented, new resource on the current state of archaeological research in one of the world’s oldest civilizations. It presents a collection of readings from leading archaeologists in China and elsewhere that provide diverse interpretations about social and economic organization during the Neolithic period and early Bronze Age.
- An unprecedented collection of original contributions from international scholars and collaborative archaeological teams conducting research on the Chinese mainland and Taiwan
- Makes available for the first time in English the work of leading archaeologists in China
- Provides a comprehensive view of research in ... Read more
- Offers diverse methodological and theoretical approaches to understanding China’s past, beginning with the era of established agricultural villages from c. 7000 B.C. through to the end of the Shang dynastic period in c. 1045 B.C.
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
Series
Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
Number of Pages
664
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781444335293
SKU
V9781444335293
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Anne P. . Ed(S): Underhill
Anne P. Underhill is Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Yale University, and a Curator in the Anthropology Division at the Yale Peabody Museum. She initiated one of the first Sino-American collaborative archaeology projects in China and is the author of Craft Production and Social Change in Northern China.
Reviews for Companion to Chinese Archaeology
“With no exaggeration, it can be said that both A companion to Chinese archaeologyand Ancient Central Chinaare without precedent in Chinese archaeology and that no one in the field can therefore afford to ignore them.” (Antiquity, 1 December 2013) “Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, professionals.” (Choice, 1 October 2013)