A Companion To Japanese History (Paperback)

Author: William M. (EDT) Tsutsui
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Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781405193399
Publisher: BLACB
Publish Date: 7/27/2009
Buy.com Sku: 211298570
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Dimensions (in Inches) 9.75H x 6.75L x 1.5T
 
 
 
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Chapter One

Japanese Beginnings

Mark J. Hudson

Japan has one of the oldest and most active traditions of archaeological research in the world. This chapter uses evidence from archaeology and related fields to provide a thematic overview of the history of the Japanese islands from the first human settlement through to the Nara period of the eighth century AD. It must be stressed that given the frantic pace of archaeological excavation in Japan today, many of the conclusions presented here may soon be changed by new discoveries. The aim of this chapter, therefore, is to summarize the main themes and areas of debate in ancient Japan rather than to attempt an exhaustive discussion of specific aspects of the archaeological record.

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The Paleolithic period starts with the first human occupation of Japan, which was perhaps as lat

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