Windows on the Japanese Past

Studies in Archaeology and Prehistory

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19939748
AutoresKarl L Hutterer, Richard J Pearson
EditoresRichard Pearson, Gina Barnes (0000-0002-8093-0245), Gina Lee Barnes, Karl Hutterer
Año1986
Páginas629
Fecha de publicación1986-01-01
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaWindows on the Japanese past (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialU OF M CENTER FOR JAPANESE STUDIES (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3998/mpub.18628
OpenAlexW2090888682
Open LibraryOL2535835M
ISBN9780939512249
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas29

Windows on the Japanese Past reports the state of the art in the and prehistory of Japan by presenting both original research and reflections by leading scholars on both sides of the Pacific. The 649-page book is divided into five sections: Part I. BackgroundPart II. Race, Language, and Culture: Japanese IdentityPart III. Prehistory, Culture History, and SocietyPart IV. Typological Studies in Japanese ArchaeologyPart V. Japanese Cultural Resource ManagementThe discussions move from studies of the vegetational history of Japan and premodern archaeology to studies of Japan's link--in race, language, and culture--to continental peoples and cultures. The third section presents detailed analyses of current archaeological research in Japan. These articles are grouped to provide the reader with a history of Japan as seen through archaeology--the section is subdivided into the Paleolithic, Jomon, and Yayoi/Kofun periods. Section four focuses on typology, and both presentations outline the way in which Japanese archaeologists formulate their typological categories, as distinct from Western archaeologists. Pottery is the main focus. The final section details the intricate system that Japan has devised for preserving archaeological sites, as well as the problems surrounding those preservation efforts. The 110-page glossary of Japanese archaeological terms is itself an important scholarly contribution

History · Japanese History and Culture · Antiquities · Bronze age · Japan · Stone age