The Hongshan Papers
Author | : Sarah M. Nelson |
Publisher | : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited |
Total Pages | : 119 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 1407312537 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781407312538 |
Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The papers gathered together in this volume represent over a dozen years of research on the Hongshan period in north-eastern China. Hongshan is the name given to a group of Late Neolithic sites north of the Great Wall of China, in Liaoning Province and Inner Mongolia. Papers are arranged thematically covering the following topics: General (An introduction to the geographical locations); Hongshan as a Complex Society; Ideology and Pigs; Gender; Hongshan Trade and Research Papers on Niuheliang. With contributions from Charlotte Bell, Guo Dashun, Lu Xueming, Anne Martin-Montgomery, Rachel A. Matson, Hung-jen Niu, Yangjin Pak, Rachel M. Roberts, Chris Rock, Robert E. Stencel, Tiffany Tchakirides and Zhu Da