Handbook Of East And Southeast Asian Archaeology
by Junko Habu /
2017 / English / PDF
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The Handbook of East and Southeast Asian
Archaeology
The Handbook of East and Southeast Asian
Archaeology focuses on the material culture and lifeways
of the peoples of prehistoric and early historic East and
Southeast Asia; their origins, behavior and identities as
well as their biological, linguistic and cultural differences and
commonalities. Emphasis is placed upon the interpretation of
material culture to illuminate and explain social processes and
relationships as well as behavior, technology, patterns and
mechanisms of long-term change and chronology, in addition to the
intellectual history of archaeology as a discipline in this
diverse region.
focuses on the material culture and lifeways
of the peoples of prehistoric and early historic East and
Southeast Asia; their origins, behavior and identities as
well as their biological, linguistic and cultural differences and
commonalities. Emphasis is placed upon the interpretation of
material culture to illuminate and explain social processes and
relationships as well as behavior, technology, patterns and
mechanisms of long-term change and chronology, in addition to the
intellectual history of archaeology as a discipline in this
diverse region.The Handbook augments archaeologically-focused chapters
contributed by regional scholars by providing histories of research
and intellectual traditions, and by maintaining a broadly
comparative perspective. Archaeologically-derived data are
emphasized with text-based documentary information, provided to
complement interpretations of material culture. The
Handbook is not restricted to art historical or purely
descriptive perspectives; its geographical coverage includes the
modern nation-states of China, Mongolia, Far Eastern Russia, North
and South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand,
Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor.
The Handbook augments archaeologically-focused chapters
contributed by regional scholars by providing histories of research
and intellectual traditions, and by maintaining a broadly
comparative perspective. Archaeologically-derived data are
emphasized with text-based documentary information, provided to
complement interpretations of material culture. The
Handbook is not restricted to art historical or purely
descriptive perspectives; its geographical coverage includes the
modern nation-states of China, Mongolia, Far Eastern Russia, North
and South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand,
Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor.
