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Asian Archaeology

Asian Archaeology

Bioarchaeology of Iron Age Central Thailand

A review of Human Skeletal Health and Dietary Assessment of Metal Age Central Thailand: The Impact of Changing Social Complexity and Regional Variatio...
Asian Archaeology

Feasting & Sacrifice in the Chinese Bronze Age

A review of Politics of Food, Feasting and Sacrifice in the Chinese Bronze Age, by Katrinka Reinhart. An old Chinese saying goes, “people regard food....
Asian Archaeology

Stone & Glass Beads of Iron Age Southeast Asia

A review of Trade, Exchange and Sociopolitical Development in Iron Age (500 BC – AD 500) Mainland Southeast Asia: An Examination of Stone and Glass......
Asian Archaeology

Social Organization in Neolithic Taiwan

A review of Reconstructing Prehistoric Social Organization: A Case Study from the Wanshan Site, Neolithic Taiwan, by Chih-hua Chiang. Chih-hua Chiang’...
Asian Archaeology

The Spread of Agriculture to Southwest China

A review of Adaptation and Invention During the Spread of Agriculture to Southwest China, by Jade D’Alpoim Guedes. The research presented in this diss...
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Ceramics & Craft in Prehistoric Philippines

A review of Ceramic Production and Craft Specialization in the Prehistoric Philippines, A.D. 500 to 1600, by Lisa C. Niziolek. Lisa C. Niziolek’s diss...
Asian Archaeology

Social Transformation in Songshan 2500-1600 BCE

A review of Social Transformation from the Longshan Period to the Erlitou Period: Songshan and Beyond 從龍山到二里頭──以嵩山南北為中心, by Li Zhang 張莉. For many anth...
Asian Archaeology

Archaeology of the Confucian Landscape

Archaeology of the Confucian Landscape: A Multidisciplinary Research Project at Qufu The multidisciplinary research project, “Archaeology of the Confu...
Asian Archaeology

Introducing Archaeobotany to Central Asia

A New Research Frontier for an Old Method: Introducing Archaeobotany to Central Asia Since the early 1920s, starting with Nicholai Ivanovich Vavilov a...
Asian Archaeology

Tombs & Politics in Early Han China

A review of Patronage, Politics, and the Emergence of Rock-Cut Tombs in Early Han China, by Allison Ruth Miller. Although few have been excavated in.....
Asian Archaeology

Material Culture of Six Dynasties North China

A review of Leaves that Sway: Gold Xianbei Cap Ornaments from Northeast China, by Sarah Laursen. Sarah Laursen’s dissertation is the first work in Eng...
Asian Archaeology

Pastoralism in the Bronze & Iron Age

A review of Botanical Resource Use in the Bronze and Iron Age of the Central Eurasian Mountain/Steppe Interface: Decision Making in Multiresource Past...
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