Alice Yao (University of Chicago), Wengcheong Lam (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Broschiertes Buch

The Archaeology of Han China

Beschreibung

Drawing on new archaeological finds from the last two decades, this book offers an up-to-date overview of the archaeology of the Han Empire. It uses material culture to showcase the range of institutions and social actors behind the expansion of China's first empire.

Autor

Alice Yao is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. An anthropological archaeologist, she is the author of The Ancient Highlands of Southwest China (2016). Her decade-long collaborations with Chinese archaeologists have resulted in the uncovering of ruins of indigenous societies and Han administrative towns in Yunnan, which was recognized as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in 2022.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge World Archaeology
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 181mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 808g
• ISBN-13: 9781316636435
• ISBN-10: 1316636437
• Artikelnr.: 70289281