Alice Yao, Wengcheong Lam

The Archaeology of Han China

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on new archaeological finds from the last two decades, this book offers an up-to-date overview of the archaeology of the Han Empire. It uses material culture to showcase the range of institutions and social actors behind the expansion of China's first empire.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316636435
• ISBN-10: 1316636437
• Artikelnr.: 70289281

Autorenporträt

Alice Yao is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. An anthropological archaeologist, she is the author of The Ancient Highlands of Southwest China (2016). Her decade-long collaborations with Chinese archaeologists have resulted in the uncovering of ruins of indigenous societies and Han administrative towns in Yunnan, which was recognized as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in 2022.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; Part I. Imperial Geography: 1. Imperial geography of the
capital and core macro-regions; 2. Imperial geography and border formations
in the Ordos and Lingnan regions; Part II. Food Production and Foodways: 3.
Crop production in the Guanzhong Basin; 4. Crop production in the Yellow
River valley and the New Territories; Part III. Crafts: 5. Craft production
and consumption in the capital and Yellow River Macro-regions; 6. Craft
production and consumption in the Hexi and Lingnan regions; Part IV. Death
Ritual: 7. The (un)dead and the role of ritual in the crafting of
sociopolitical networks; 8. Mourning practices and the cultivation of
selves - views from the Hexi, Ordos, and Lingnan.