The Burial Record of Prehistoric Liangshan in Southwest China : Graves as Composite Objects

This book proposes a new model and scheme of analysis for complex burial material and applies it to the prehistoric archaeological record of the Liangshan region in Southwest China that other archaeologists have commonly given a wide berth, regarding it as too patchy, too inhomogeneous, and overall...

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Main Author Hein, Anke (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Social sciences.
Archaeology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319423845
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-42384-5
Physical DescriptionXV, 534 p. 161 illus., 58 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Part I: The Model and the Material
  • Chapter 2: Introducing the Tools: Theory, Method, and Mode
  • Chapter 3: Setting the Stage: The Geography and Burial Record of the Liangshan Region
  • Part II: Applying the Model
  • Chapter 4: Constructing the Grave: The Main Parts and their Combination
  • Chapter 5: Placing the Dead: Interment Practices and other Rituals
  • Chapter 6: Providing for the Dead: The Object Assemblages
  • Chapter 7: Time and Space: Connecting the Parts
  • Part III: Evaluating the Model and the Data
  • Chapter 8: Connecting the Parts: Graves and Groups, Space and Time
  • Chapter 9: Taking Stock and Moving Forward
  • Plates
  • Appendix.

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