diffusion material culture (3 Ergebnisse)

PAPERBACK. 1st edition. 393pp, b/w illustrations, quarto. Asian and Pacific Archaeology Series #9. spine fade, cover wear, tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good-.

Softbound. Zustand: Near fine. First Edition. Proceedings of Seminar E, 28th International Congress of Orientalists, held at Canberra, January 1971. Papers presented by 20 eminent scholars in the field of Asian archaeology, demonstrating the spread of pottery, stone and metal working technologies, forms and motifs among the ancient cultures of East, Central, Southeast and South Asia. Combined, the presentations provide clear evidence that early humans, far from being insular, travelled, traded and communicated widely throughout the ancient world. One paper in bilingual English/Japanese, one paper in French, all others in English. xix, 393 pp., 63 plates of b&w photos, 77 figs, 20 maps. A pristine copy of an important seminar; recommended reading. Size: 28 x 22 cm.

4to Paperback. Light stain to cover and to several pages, slight wrinkling to first 20 pages around the area of the stain, o/wise good condition. Part of the Asian and Pacific Archaeology Series, No. 9. B/W photos & illus. A collection of papers focusing on the origin and spread of early pottery and metal in northeast, southeast and south Asia. Topics include Early Pottery in Northern Thailand and conjectures on its relationships, Oldest Japanese Jomon pottery culture and the origins of pottery culture in Asia, the Origins and development of metallurgy in China with special reference to the crucible, the Diffusion of metallurgy in prehistoric India etc. Scarce. 393pp. ISBN 0824807448.