Far East Archaeology & History (China, Japan, Korea)
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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 confe... .... 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 -
Bioarchaeology of Ancient Northern Vietnam (British Archaeological Reports International Series) [Paperback]
Marc Fredrick Oxenham (Author)
Regular Price: £50.00
Special Price: £20.00
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 -
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 -
Art Archaeology and Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Chinese Archaeological and Artistic Materials [Hardback]
Meili Yang (Author)
Regular Price: £65.00
Special Price: £25.00
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 -
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 -
Cast for Eternity: Ancient Ritual Bronzes from the Shanghai Museum [Paperback]
Yang Liu (Author); Ya Zhou (Author)
Regular Price: £30.00
Special Price: £12.95
ISBN: 9780300207897
Published by : Yale University Press
Showcasing more than thirty ancient bronzes from the exceptional holdings of the Shanghai Museum, this generously illustrated book offers a compelling overview of the beauty of Chinese bronzes and the fascinating traditions surrounding them. These... .... Learn More -
Writing and the Ancient State: Early China in Comparative Perspective [Hardback]
Haicheng Wang (Author)
Regular Price: £65.00
Special Price: £24.95
ISBN: 9781107028128
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Writing and the Ancient State explores the early development of writing and its relationship to the growth of political structures. The first part of the book focuses on the contribution of writing to the state's legitimating project. The second p... .... Learn More -
Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom [Hardback]
Soyoung Lee (Editor)
Regular Price: £50.00
Special Price: £19.95
ISBN: 9780300197020
Published by : Yale University Press
The Silla Kingdom, which flourished in Korea from 57 B.C. to 935 A.D., is known for its intricately crafted ornaments, many in resplendent gold, and for the creation of prominent Buddhist temples. Silla focuses on the striking artistic tr... .... Learn More -
Collecting Kamoro [Paperback]
Karen Jacobs (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9789088900884
Published by : Sidestone Press
Volume: 40
The story of ethnographic collecting is one of cross-cultural encounters. This book focuses on collecting encounters in the Kamoro region of Papua from the earliest collections made in 1828 until 2011. Exploring the links between representation an... .... Learn More
