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Archaeology of East Asia

Series editor: Anke Hein (University of Oxford, UK)

This series provides a platform for data-rich studies on a variety of topics and materials from all over East Asia as well as conference proceedings reflecting the newest research insights and trends. The series takes a regional approach to East Asia, encouraging projects that cross national borders, even into adjoining regions and/or cover areas usually overlooked in mainstream research. This includes all parts of China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, the Russian Far East, the Tibetan Plateau as a whole and the northern reaches of Southeast Asia. Especially encouraged are submissions proposing and conducting new approaches and methods in all aspects of archaeology including scientific techniques, spatial analysis, various digital methods, but also theory and model-based or traditional chronology-focused studies.

If you are interested in publishing in the Archaeology of East Asia series, please contact: editor@barpublishing.com

For more information on this series and to view the full editorial board, please see our series brief.

£56.00
Author:
Hiroki Obata
Publication Year:
2024
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407361277
Paperback:
206 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 13
BAR number:
S3190
Sub Title:
Case studies from prehistoric Japan
Impressions in pottery left by the remains of cereals have long been noticed by archaeologists, but new techniques including the use of scanning electron... More
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Tangut Tombs
Art, rites, and afterlife beliefs in the Great Kingdom of the White and Lofty (1038–1227)
£66.00
Author:
Diane Wen Zhang-Goldberg
Publication Year:
2024
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360911
Paperback:
244 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 12
BAR number:
S3174
Sub Title:
Art, rites, and afterlife beliefs in the Great Kingdom of the White and Lofty (1038–1227)
Beyond being the first extensive work on Tangut funerary culture outside of China, this monograph offers insights into the Mi-Nia (Tangut), a Central Asian... More
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£44.00
Author:
Chao Zhao
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407315362
Paperback:
148 pages, Illustrated throughout in b&w, and colour.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 11
BAR number:
S3150
This book uses a cultural ecological approach to explore how prehistoric societies were economically and socially organized to utilize the steppe... More
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£56.00
Author:
Limin Huan
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407315249
Paperback:
204 pages
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 10
BAR number:
S3147
In China’s Metal Age, which began around 2000 BCE, leaded bronze was widely used. The additional lead distinguishes early Chinese bronze objects from... More
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Agropastoralism and Languages Across Eurasia
Expansion, exchange, environment
£47.00
Editors:
Mark Hudson and Martine Robbeets
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360751
Paperback:
164 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 9
BAR number:
S3126
Sub Title:
Expansion, exchange, environment
The essays in this volume explore questions relating to human dispersals and exchange across the varied environments of Eurasia. Part One focuses on the... More
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£54.00
Author:
Evgenia Dammer
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360317
Paperback:
186 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 8
BAR number:
S3122
This book is the first comprehensive study of the technological knowledge needed to produce Neolithic Majiayao-style pottery (5300-4000 cal yr BP) which is... More
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Kilns in East and North Asia
The adoption of ceramic industries
£61.00
Editors:
Tomoko Nagatomo, Maria Shinoto and Daisuke Nakamura
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358901
Paperback:
264 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white and colour
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 7
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30861/9781407358901
BAR number:
S3082
Sub Title:
The adoption of ceramic industries
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on the BAR Digital platform... More
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£57.00
Author:
Meng Zhang
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358482
Paperback:
240 pages
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 6
BAR number:
S3056
Sub Title:
A macroecological approach to foraging societies
The rise and fall of microblade technology during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene is not only a part of the panorama of global microlithization, but... More
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£50.00
Author:
Ling-yu Hung†, edited by Anke Hein and Andrew Womack
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358789
Paperback:
214 pages
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 5
BAR number:
S3045
This study focuses on Neolithic period Majiayao-style painted pottery from Northwest China, which is known for its high quality and beautiful décor. While... More
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Animal Classification in Central China
From the late Neolithic to the early Bronze Age
£36.00
Author:
Ningning Dong
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357928
Paperback:
144 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 55 figures and 37 tables.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 4
BAR number:
S3031
Sub Title:
From the late Neolithic to the early Bronze Age
This monograph uses an archaeological approach to decipher folk classification of animals in ancient societies. Ningning Dong collates faunal data from... More
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Bronze Weapons of the Qin Terracotta Warriors
Standardisation, craft specialisation and labour organisation
£66.00
Author:
Xiuzhen Li
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316901
Paperback:
239 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 36 tables, 137 figures.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 3
BAR number:
S2992
Sub Title:
Standardisation, craft specialisation and labour organisation
Over 40,000 lethal bronze weapons were discovered with thousands of terracotta warriors in the tomb complex of the Qin First Emperor (259-210 BC). This book... More
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£31.00
Author:
Chong Yu
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316871
Paperback:
108 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 13 tables, 20 figures
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 2
BAR number:
S2959
Cattle (Bos taurus), domesticated from the extinct aurochs (Bos primigenius), has been an important animal to many human societies since prehistoric times.... More
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