An Archaeological History of Japan, 30,000 B.C. to A.D. 700

by Koji Mizoguchi

A notion widely shared among the Japanese is that a unique culture has existed uninterrupted on the archipelago since the first human settlements more than 30,000 years ago. The idea of a continuous shared Japanese culture, often described as "Japanese-ness," is epitomized by material items ranging from Zen Buddhist stone gardens and tea ceremony equipment to such archaeological artifacts as the prehistoric Jomon clay figurines. An Archaeological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812236513
• ISBN13: 9780812236514
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"