Archaeology of Asia

Copyright © 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Archaeology of Asia

Editor(s): Miriam T. Stark

Published Online: 11 FEB 2008

Print ISBN: 9781405102124

Online ISBN: 9780470774670

DOI: 10.1002/9780470774670

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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

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xi)

  2. Part I: Introduction

    1. Chapter 1

      Contextualizing an Archaeology of Asia (pages 3–13)

      Miriam T. Stark

  3. Part II: Contexts of Asian Archaeology

    1. Chapter 2

      Some National, Regional, and Political Uses of Archaeology in East and Southeast Asia (pages 17–36)

      Ian C. Glover

    2. Chapter 3

      Archaeology in the Two Koreas (pages 37–54)

      Sarah M. Nelson

    3. Chapter 4

      Self-Identification in the Modern and Post-Modern World and Archaeological Research: A Case Study from Japan (pages 55–73)

      Koji Mizoguchi

  4. Part III: Formative Developments

    1. Chapter 5

      East Asian Plant Domestication (pages 77–95)

      Gary W. Crawford

    2. Chapter 6

      Asian Farming Diasporas? Agriculture, Languages, and Genes in China and Southeast Asia (pages 96–118)

      Peter Bellwood

  5. Part IV: Emergence and Development of Complex Asian Systems

    1. Chapter 7

      Early Communities in East Asia: Economic and Sociopolitical Organization at the Local and Regional Levels (pages 121–148)

      Anne P. Underhill and Junko Habu

    2. Chapter 8

      Sociopolitical Change from Neolithic to Bronze Age China (pages 149–176)

      Li Liu and Xingcan Chen

    3. Chapter 9

      Marks and Labels: Early Writing in Neolithic and Shang China (pages 177–201)

      David N. Keightley

    4. Chapter 10

      Secondary State Formation and the Development of Local Identity: Change and Continuity in the State of Qin (770-221 B.C.) (pages 202–230)

      Gideon Shelach and Yuri Pines

  6. Part V: Crossing Boundaries and Ancient Asian States

    1. Chapter 11

      Frontiers and Boundaries: The Han Empire From its Southern Periphery (pages 233–254)

      Francis Allard

    2. Chapter 12

      States on Horseback:The Rise of Inner Asian Confederations and Empires (pages 255–278)

      William Honeychurch and Chunag Amartuvshin

    3. Chapter 13

      Historicizing Foraging in South Asia: Power, History, and Ecology of Holocene Hunting and Gathering (pages 279–302)

      Kathleen D. Morrison

    4. Chapter 14

      The Axial Age in Asia:The Archaeology of Buddhism (500 B.C.-A.D. 500) (pages 303–323)

      Himanshu Prabha Ray

    5. Chapter 15

      Imperial Landscapes of South Asia (pages 324–349)

      Carla M. Sinopoli

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      Index (pages 350–364)

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