书目名称 | Prehistoric Maritime Cultures and Seafaring in East Asia |
编辑 | Chunming Wu,Barry Vladimir Rolett |
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概述 | Reveals the prehistoric maritime cultures and seascapes of East Asia.Reconstructs Neolithic seafaringin and early navigation of the Asia-Pacific region.Describes the prehistoric origin of the Maritime |
丛书名称 | The Archaeology of Asia-Pacific Navigation |
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描述 | This book focuses on prehistoric East Asian maritime cultures that pre-dated the Maritime Silk Road, the "Four Seas" and "Four Oceans" navigation system recorded in historical documents of ancient China. Origins of the Maritime Silk Road can be traced to prosperous Neolithic and Metal Age maritime-oriented cultures dispersed along the coastlines of prehistoric China and Southeast Asia..The topics explored here include Neolithisation and the development of prehistoric maritime cultures during the Neolithic and early Metal Age; the expansion and interaction of these cultures along coastlines and across straits; the "two-layer" hypothesis for explaining genetic and cultural diversity in south China and Southeast Asia; prehistoric seafaring and early sea routes; the paleogeography and vegetation history of coastal regions; Neolithic maritime livelihoods based on hunting/fishing/foraging adaptations; rice and millet cultivation and their dispersal along the coast and across the open sea; and interaction between farmers and maritime-oriented hunter/fisher/foragers. In addition, a series of case studies enhances understanding of the development of prehistoric navigation and the origin of |
出版日期 | Book 2019 |
关键词 | Neolithic Seascape; Prehistoric Seafaring; Maritime Culture; Prehistoric Maritime Silk Road; Asia-Pacifi |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9256-7 |
isbn_softcover | 978-981-32-9258-1 |
isbn_ebook | 978-981-32-9256-7Series ISSN 2524-7468 Series E-ISSN 2524-7476 |
issn_series | 2524-7468 |
copyright | Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019 |