Ancient Ryukyu : an archaeological study of island communities

Ancient Ryukyu : an archaeological study of island communities / Richard Pearson.

Author/creator	Pearson, Richard J. author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013]
Copyright Notice	©2013
Description	xiv, 396 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Ryukyu Islands--Antiquities. Ryukyu Islands--History --To 1879.

Contents	Introduction : the archaeology of Ryukyu islanders -- The active environment of the Ryukyus -- Pleistocene inhabitants -- Arriving and settling : island hunter-gatherer colonization and interaction -- Surviving in the archipelago : island hunter-gatherer subsistence -- Exchange networks and the lure of tropical shells -- The Gusuku period (AD 1050 to 1429) : a new order -- Ryukyu trade in the Gusuku and early Ryukyu kingdom periods -- The early Ryukyu Kingdom (AD 1429 to 1609) -- Discussion and conclusions.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-388) and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2013012417
ISBN	9780824837129 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN	0824837126 (cloth ; alk. paper)
Standard identifier#	40023025350

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DS895.R935 P43 2013	✔ Available	Place Hold