Ancient Ryukyu : an archaeological study of island communities /
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| Author / Creator: | Pearson, Richard J., author. |
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| Imprint: | Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013] ©2013 |
| Description: | xiv, 396 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9899990 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: The Archaeology of Ryukyu Islanders
- 2. The Active Environment of the Ryukyus
- 3. Pleistocene Inhabitants
- 4. Arriving and Settling: Island Hunter-Gatherer Colonization and Interaction
- 5. Surviving in the Archipelago: Island Hunter-Gatherer Subsistence
- 6. Exchange Networks and the Lure of Tropical Shells
- 7. The Gusuku Period (AD 1050 to 1429): A New Order
- 8. Ryukyu Trade in the Gusuku and Early Ryukyu Kingdom Periods
- 9. The Early Ryukyu Kingdom (AD 1429 to 1609)
- 10. Discussion and Conclusions
- Appendix 1. Building a Chronology of Trade Ceramics
- Appendix 2. The Successive Rulers of the Chuzan or Ryukyu Kingdom
- Glossary of Japanese and Chinese Characters
- References Cited
- Index
