The Formation of Chinese Civilization: An Archaeological Perspective

by Kwang-chih Chang, Xu Pingfang, Pingfang Xu

Paleolithic sites from one million years ago, Neolithic sites with extraordinary jade and ceramic artifacts, excavated tombs and palaces of the Shang and Zhou dynasties--all these are part of the archaeological riches of China. This magnificent book surveys China's archaeological remains and in the process rewrites the early history of the world's most enduring civilization.

Eminent scholars from China and America show how archaeological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300093829
• ISBN13: 9780300093827
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 4.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.3" x 12.1"