1st Edition
The Archaeology of Northeast China Beyond the Great Wall
Edited By Sarah Milledge Nelson
Copyright 1995
278 Pages
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Routledge
288 Pages
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Routledge
288 Pages
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Routledge
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An up-to-date synthesis of the archaeology and prehistory of the region called Dongbei by the Chinese, but known in the west as Manchuria. Based on recent archaeological discoveries, the book presents evidence to show that far from being a backwater palely reflecting the glories of central China, Manchuria in prehistory had both its own developmental trajectory, parallel to but different from that... Read more
INTRODUCTION Part I Neolithic 1 HONGSHAN AND RELATED CULTURES 2 THE HOUWA SITE AND RELATED ISSUES 3 RECENT NEOLITHIC DISCOVERIES IN JILIN PROVINCE 4 THE NEOLITHIC IN HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE Part II Bronze Age 5 LOWER XIAJIADIAN CULTURE 6 “NORTHERN-TYPE” BRONZE ARTIFACTS UNEARTHED IN THE LIAONING REGION, AND RELATED ISSUES 7 BRONZE CULTURE IN JILIN PROVINCE 8 THE BRONZE AGE OF THE SONG-NEN PLAIN CONCLUSION
Biography
Sarah Milledge Nelson is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Denver, Colorado.
`This fills a big gap in up-to-date information on Chinese prehistory in the English language. Nelson has performed a great service bringing this volume to fruition.' - New Scientist
`The book-like an archaeological dig itself - is filled wth tantalising information.' - THES
