1st Edition

Coexistence and Cultural Transmission in East Asia

Edited By Naoko Matsumoto, Hidetaka Bessho, Makoto Tomii Copyright 2011
    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    This is the first volume to introduce the data, theory and methodology of contemporary archaeological work in Japan and other parts of East Asia archaeology in English to western audiences. It also introduces a new theoretical concept to archaeologists interested in the relationship between ancient cultures—coexistence. Archaeologists traditionally examine the boundaries between different cultural groups in terms conflict and dominance rather than long-term, harmonious adaptive responses. Chapters in this book cover evidence from burials, faunal and botanical analysis, as well as traditional trade goods. It is of interest to archaeologists conducting research in East Asia or studying intercultural interaction anywhere around the globe.

    List of Illustrations, Foreword, Acknowledgments, Introduction: Archaeological Approaches Toward the Concept and Practice of “Coexistence”, Part 1: Dynamics of Coexistence, 1. The Cognitive Foundation of Long-Distance Interaction and Its Relation to Social Contexts, 2. The Role of Long-Distance Interaction in Sociocultural Changes in the Yayoi Period, Japan, 3. The Assimilation Process in the Yayoi Society of Western Japan: Was There a Coexistence of Different Cultural Groups?, 4. Coexistence in Prehistoric Guangdong, South China, 5. Technological Choices among Maritime Potter-Traders: The Mare Islanders of Northern Maluku (Indonesia) and Other Comparative Cases, Part 2: Coexistence or Not? Focusing on the Discriminated Groups, 6. The Use of Livestock Carcasses in Japanese History: An Archaeological Perspective, 7. Changes in the Perception of Cattle and Horses in Ancient Japanese Society, 8. The Diverse Activities of the Kugonin at the Medieval Nishinotsuji Site, Osaka, Part 3: Cultural Transmission and Interaction in the Prehistoric Japanese Archipelago, 9. Contact between Indigenous People and Immigrants in the Broad-Leafed Evergreen Forests: Plant Utilization during the Final Jomon Period in Southwestern Japan, 10. The Diffusion Process of Red Burnished Jars and Rice Paddy-Field Agriculture from the Southern Part of the Korean Peninsula to the Japanese Archipelago, 11. The Diversity of Mortuary Practice Acceptance at the Beginning of the Yayoi Period, 12. The Imitation and Hybridization of Korean Peninsula–Style Earthenware in the Northern Kyushu Area during the Yayoi Period, Index, About the Authors

    Biography

    Naoko Matsumoto, Hidetaka Bessho, Makoto Tomii