Paleoanthropology and paleolithic archaeology in the People's Republic of China / edited by Wu Rukang, John W. Olsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wu, Rukang.

Olsen, John W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleolithic period--China.

Paleolithic period.

Anthropology, Prehistoric--China.

Anthropology, Prehistoric.

Fossil hominids--China.

Fossil hominids.

China--Antiquities.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Palaeoanthropology and palaeolithic archaeology in the People's Republic of China.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book represents the first comprehensive attempt to bring to western scholarship the great advances made in Paleolithic archaeology and palaeoanthropology in the People's Republic of China. The 15 chapters are devoted to a historical overview of past and recent studies, the development of chronological frameworks, the composition and stratigraphy of vertebrate fauna, the pongid and hominid palaeontological records, and Pleistocene prehistoric archaeology. Maps, illustrations and tables illustrate the materials presented here.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Chinese Palaeoanthropology: Retrospect and Prospect / Wu Rukang and Lin Shenglong; 2. Chronology in Chinese Palaeoanthropology / Wu Xinzhi and Wang Linghong; 3. ""Ramapithecus"" and ""Sivapithecus"" from Lufeng, China / Wu Rukang and Xu Qinghua; 4. ""Gigantopithecus"" and ""Australopithecus"" in China / Zhang Yinyun; 5. ""Homo erectus"" in China / Wu Rukang and Dong Xingren; 6. Early ""Homo sapiens"" in China / Wu Xinzhi and Wu Maolin

7. ""Homo sapiens"" Remains from Late Palaeolithic and Neolithic China / Wu Xinzhi and Zhang Zhenbiao8. China's Earliest Palaeolithic Assemblages / Jia Lanpo; 9. The Early Paleolithic of China / Zhang Senshui; 10. The Middle Palaeolithic of China / Qiu Zhonglang; 11. The Late Palaeolithic of China / Jia Lanpo and Huang Weiwen; 12. Microlithic Industries of China / Gai Pei; 13. Aspects of the Inner Mongolian Palaeolithic / Wang Yuping and John W. Olsen; 14. On the Recognition of China's Palaeolithic Cultural Traditions / Jia Lanpo and Huang Weiwen

15. Pleistocene Mammalian Faunas of China / Han Defen and Xu ChunhuaIndex

Notes:

Originally published by Academic Press, 1985. Replaces edition produced by Emerald Group Pub, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-42311-1

1-315-42312-X

1-315-42313-8

1-59874-769-X

9781315423135

OCLC:

711747364