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Record Nr.

UNINA9910632468103321

Autore

Wu Guo

Titolo

Archaeological Research on the Societies of Late Prehistoric Xinjiang, Vol 2 / / by Guo Wu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

981-19-6889-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 pages)

Collana

History Series

Disciplina

929.374

Soggetti

Cultural property

Archaeology

Asia - History

Prehistoric peoples

Human geography

Archaeology and Heritage

Asian History

Prehistoric Archaeology

Human Geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Site Characteristics and Chronology of the Archaeological Remains in the Eastern Tianshan Mountain Region -- Site Characteristics and Chronology of the Archaeological Remains in the Tarim Basin Region -- Site Characteristics and Chronology of the Archaeological Remains in the Junggar Basin Region -- The Origin and Formation of the Archaeological Cultures in Bronze Age Xinjiang. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents cutting-edge archaeological materials from Xinjiang, from the Bronze Age to the early Iron Age. Through a systematic topological study of major archaeological cemeteries and sites, it establishes chronologies and cultural sequences for three main regions in Xinjiang, namely the circum-Eastern Tianshan region, the circum-Dzungarian Basin region and the circum-Tarim Basin region. It also discusses the origins and local variants of prehistoric archaeological cultures in these regions and the mutual relationships



between them and neighboring cultures. By doing so, the book offers a panoramic view of the socio-cultural changes that took place in prehistoric Xinjiang from pastoral-agricultural societies to the mobile nomadic-pastoralist states in the steppe regions and the agricultural states of the oasis, making it a must-read for researchers and general readers who are interested in the archaeology of Xinjiang. .