Paleoanthropology and Paleolithic Archaeology in the People's Republic of China

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-07-27
Mått189 x 246 x undefined mm
Vikt743 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor324
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138404410

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1: Chinese Palaeoanthropology; 2: Chronology in Chinese Palaeoanthropology; 3: Ramapithecus and Sivapithecus from Lufeng, China; 4: Gigantopithecus and “Australopithecus” in China; 5: Homo erectus in China; 6: Early Homo Sapiens in China; 7: Homo Sapiens Remains from Late Palaeolithic and Neolithic China; 8: China's Earliest Palaeolithic Assemblages; 9: The Early Palaeolithic of China; 10: The Middle Palaeolithic of China; 11: The Late Palaeolithic of China; 12: Microlithic Industries in China; 13: Aspects of the Inner Mongolian Palaeolithic; 14: On the Recognition of China's Palaeolithic Cultural Traditions; 15: Pleistocene Mammalian Faunas of China

"It is a pleasure and privilege to congratulate the editors and contributors to this volume for making available to a worldwide audience such a broad ranging overview of the accomplishments and status of researches into the human past of China." From the Foreword by F. Clark Howells "An excellent source of Paleolithic archaeology data from China.well written text." Dental Anthropology Newsletter, 1987