The burial record of prehistoric Liangshan in southwest China : graves as composite objects / Anke Hein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hein, Anke, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social archaeology.

Antiquities, Prehistoric.

Prehistoric peoples.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient.

Grave goods.

Burial.

Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou (China)--Antiquities.

Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou (China).

Burial--China--Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou.

Grave goods--China--Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient--China--Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou.

Prehistoric peoples--China--Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou.

Antiquities, Prehistoric--China--Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou.

Social archaeology--China--Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou.

Antiquities.

China--Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou.

Physical Description:

xv, 534 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]

Summary:

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 too unwieldy to work with. The model treats burials as composite objects, considering the various elements separately in their respective life histories. The application of this approach to the rich and diverse archaeological record of the Liangshan region serves as a test of this new form of analysis. This volume thus pursues two main aims: to advance the understanding of the archaeology of the immediate study area which has been little examined, and to present and test a new scheme of analysis that can be applied to other bodies of material.

Contents:

1. Introduction

Part I. The model and the material. 2. Introducing the tools : theory, method, and model ; 3. Setting the stage : the geography and burial record of the Liangshan region

Part II. Applying the model. 4. Constructing the grave : the main parts and their combination ; 5. Placing the dead : interment practices and other rituals ; 6. Providing for the dead : the object assemblages ; 7. Time and space : connecting the parts

Part III. Evaluating the model and the data. 8. Connecting the parts : graves and groups, space and time ; 9. Taking stock and moving forward

10. Online material

Appendix A. Plates

Appendix B. Tables and figues.

Notes:

"This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature"--Verso of title page.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9783319423838

3319423835

OCLC:

952384084

Publisher Number:

9783319423838