Prehistoric Japan: New Perspectives On Insular East Asia
Author:   Keiji Imamura
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781857286168


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   24 October 1996
Format:   Hardback
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Prehistoric Japan: New Perspectives On Insular East Asia


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An illustrated introduction to the prehistory of Japan, treated in its own right and not as a minor part of East Asia in general.

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Author:   Keiji Imamura
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781857286168


ISBN 10:   1857286162
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   24 October 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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An introduction to Japan's natural environment; the periodization of Japanese archaeology; palaeolithic research on the volcanic islands; earliest pottery and the dates controversy; establishment of the Jomon economic system and stable settlements; marine transgression and fishing; pit-traps and Jomon hunting; plant foods and the Middle Jomon culture; questions in the late final Jomon period; the arrival of agriculture; racial questions of Jomon and Yayoi peoples; immigrant settlements and overseas trade; iron and bronze; political unification; two later prehistories in the north and south; the prehistory of Japan and its position in East Asia.

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