New Open Access Book: Conjuring Up Prehistory: Landscape and the Archaic in Japanese Nationalism by Mark Hudson
Walter Benjamin observed that it is precisely the modern which conjures up prehistory.
09
Nov
SEAA News Blog: New Books
26
Oct
Abstracts for new issue of the BMFEA
The newest issue of the Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities (BMFEA) in Stockholm is a special edition for the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Yangshao Culture by Johan Gunnar Andersson. For this special event, we have created a booklet of abstracts in both English and Chinese.
22
Oct
Paperback edition of Archaeology of East Asia: The Rise of Civilization in China, Korea and Japan now available
The 2nd edition of Archaeology of East Asia: The Rise of Civilization in China, Korea and Japan is now available in paperback format at Blackwell's for half price for a limited time.
11
Apr
NEW BOOK: Visualizing Dunhuang: Seeing, Studying, and Conserving the Cave
Visualizing Dunhuang: Seeing, Studying and Conserving the Caves
Edited by Dora C.Y. Ching
A beautifully illustrated study of the caves at Dunhuang, exploring how this important Buddhist site has been visualized from its creation to today
19
Mar
NEW BOOK: The Oxford Handbook of Early China
The Oxford Handbook of Early China
Edited by Elizabeth Childs-Johnson
The Oxford Handbook on Early China brings 30 scholars together to cover early China from the Neolithic through Warring States periods (ca 5000-500BCE). The study is chronological and incorporates a multidisciplinary approach, covering topics from archaeology, anthropology, art history, architecture, music, and metallurgy, to literature, religion, paleography, cosmology, religion, prehistory, and history.
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-early-chi...
02
Feb
New Book: Craft Production in the Mongol Empire. Karakorum and its Artisans
Author: Susanne Reichert
Abstract
02
Feb
New Book: A Layered History of Karakorum. Stratigraphy and Periodization in the City Center.
Author: Susanne Reichert
Abstract
23
Nov
NEW BOOK: Kingly Splendor Court Art and Materiality in Han China
The Western Han dynasty (202 BCE–9 CE) was a foundational period for the
artistic culture of ancient China, a fact particularly visible in the era’s
funerary art. Iconic forms of Chinese art such as dazzling suits of jade;
cavernous, rock-cut mountain tombs; fancifully ornate wall paintings; and
armies of miniature terracotta warriors were prepared for the tombs of the
elite during this period. Many of the finest objects of the Western Han have
been excavated from the tombs of kings, who administered local provinces on behalf of the emperors.
17
Nov
NEW BOOK: Archaeology of Medieval Towns: Case Studies from Japan and Europe
In recent years, major new archaeological discoveries have redefined the development of towns and cities in the Japanese archipelago. The uncovering of the plans of major port towns such as Sakai, Kusado Sengen and Ichijōdani, and the revealing of early phases in the development of cities such as Kamakura and Hakata provide an important new resource in understanding the cultural and economic processes which shaped medieval Japan.
This fully illustrated book provides a sampler of these findings for a western audience. The new discoveries from Japan are set in context of medieval archaeology beyond Japan by accompanying essays from leading European specialists.
07
Sep
NEW BOOK: Drawn and Written in Stone: An Inventory of Stepped Shrines and Early Rock Inscriptions in Upper Tibet (ca. 100 BCE to 1400 CE)
Author: John Vincent Bellezza
Synopsis
Drawn and Written in Stone explores the religious history of the highest part of the Tibetan Plateau through its rock art and inscriptions. It is focused on facsimiles of ritual and ceremonial monuments carved and painted on stone surfaces and rock inscriptions in the Tibetan language, vital archaeological and historical materials for appraising the development of religion in Tibet, ca. 100 BCE to 1400 CE. By probing the complexion of figures and letters in stone, this work considers how early cult traditions contributed to the establishment of Tibetan Buddhism and a rival faith known as Yungdrung Bon. Outside of the Indian cultural context, relatively little has been written about the historical antecedents of these popular Tibetan religions for a want of sources. This monograph helps remedy this large gap in Tibetan studies by drawing upon the author’s surveys of rock art and rock inscriptions conducted in upmost Tibet between 1995 and 2013.