The Archaeology of Japan

by Koji Mizoguchi and Kaoji Mizoguchi

Book Overview

This is the first book-length study of the Yayoi and Kofun periods of Japan (c. 600 BC - 700 AD), in which the introduction of rice paddy-field farming from the Korean peninsula ignited the rapid development of social complexity and hierarchy that culminated with the formation of the ancient Japanese state. The author traces the historical trajectory of the Yayoi and Kofun periods by employing cutting-edge sociological, anthropological, and archaeological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521711886
• ISBN13: 9780521711883
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 391 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"