Far East Archaeology & History (China, Japan, Korea)
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Op bezoek bij de Groot-Mogol: Twee hofreizen van de VOC naar de Groot-Mogol in India, 1662 en 1711-1713 [Hardback]
Hans Van Santen (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9789088903779
Published by : Sidestone Press
The Dutch East India Company (VOC) is known for its spices imported from the Moluccans. It is less well-known that apart from spices the VOC also imported many millions of calicoes from India during the 17th and 18th century. For a long time the D... .... Learn More -
Ming China: Courts and Contacts 1400–1450 [Paperback]
Craig Clunas (Author); Luk Yu-Ping (Author); Jessica Harrison-Hall (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9780861592050
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: Research Publication
Volume: 205
Winner of the IBP 2017 Specialist Publication Accolade awarded by the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) This ground-breaking, beautifully illustrated publication is the outcome of the conference ‘Ming: Courts and Contacts 1400–145... .... Learn More -
Bioarchaeology of Ancient Northern Vietnam (British Archaeological Reports International Series) [Paperback]
Marc Fredrick Oxenham (Author)
Regular Price: £50.00
Special Price: £34.00
ISBN: 9781407324210
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2781
This volume represents the first major bioarchaeological investigation of human health and behaviour in ancient northern Vietnam. Using dental and skeletal samples excavated by Vietnamese archaeologists from the 1960s through to 1990s, this study ... .... Learn More -
The Paper Trail: An Unexpected History of a Revolutionary Invention [Hardback]
Alexander Monro (Author)
Regular Price: £20.00
Special Price: £7.95
ISBN: 9780307271662
Published by : Alfred A Knopf
This is the story of how paper, a simple Chinese invention, has wrapped itself around our world, with history's most momentous ideas etched upon its surface. The emergence of paper in the imperial court of Han China brought about a revolution in t... .... Learn More -
Prehistoric Societies on the Northern Frontiers of China: Archaeological Perspectives on Identity Formation and Economic Change During the First Millennium BCE [Paperback]
Gideon Shelach (Author)
Regular Price: £40.99
Special Price: £28.00
ISBN: 9781138661073
Published by : Routledge
The northern borders of China - known as the Northern zone - were a key area of interaction between sedentary and nomadic people during the late second and early first millennium BCE. During this period the region's unique economy, socio-political... .... Learn More -
The Origins of Ancient Vietnam [Hardback]
Nam C. Kim (Author)
Regular Price: £54.00
Special Price: £14.95
ISBN: 9780199980888
Published by : Oxford University Press
Long believed to be the cradle of Vietnamese civilization, the Red River Delta of Vietnam has been referenced by Vietnamese and Chinese writers for centuries, many recording colorful tales and legends about the region's prehistory. One of the most... .... Learn More -
Art Archaeology and Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Chinese Archaeological and Artistic Materials [Hardback]
Meili Yang (Author)
Regular Price: £65.00
Special Price: £50.00
ISBN: 9781845197339
Published by : Sussex Academic Press
Science has played a crucial role in the initial stages of westerners collecting and studying ancient Chinese artworks and archaeological materials. The relevant scientific data were quickly generated using progressively sophisticated examination ... .... Learn More -
The Origins of the Lost Fleet of the Mongol Empire [Hardback]
Randall James Sasaki (Author)
Regular Price: £51.50
Special Price: £35.00
ISBN: 9781623491949
Published by : Texas A&M University Press
In The Origins of the Lost Fleet of the Mongol Empire , Randall Sasaki provides a starting point for understanding the technology of the failed Mongol invasion of Japan in 1281 CE, as well as the history of shipbuilding in East Asia. He has create... .... Learn More -
Archaeology of East Asia: The Rise of Civilisation in China, Korea and Japan. [Hardback]
Gina L. Barnes (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9781785700705
Published by : Oxbow Books
Archaeology of East Asia constitutes an introduction to social and political development from the Palaeolithic to 8th-century early historic times. It takes a regional view across China, Korea, Japan and their peripheries that is unbounded by mode... .... Learn More -
Rice Bowls and Dinner Plates [Paperback]
Virginia Esposito (Author)
Regular Price: £37.00
Special Price: £15.00
ISBN: 9781407313160
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2674
This volume details the results of the first intra-site examination of Chinese gold miners’ camps in Australia and the compositional analyses of Chinese-made ceramic vessels found there. Ceramic collections from five southeastern New South Wales g... .... Learn More
