Routledge Studies in Chinese Archaeology
About the Book Series
The Routledge Series in Chinese Archaeology contains theoretically informed studies of Chinese archaeological material. The books in the series contribute both to our understanding of China’s past through an archaeological lens and to the broader theoretical discourse on anthropological and historical topics. Engaging with the overlapping fields of East Asian archaeology, anthropology, history and art history, books in this series provide scholarly studies of new research and syntheses that contribute to specialist discourse in these disciplines and intervene in scholarship that transcends the Chinese context.
Connectivity, Imperialism, and the Han Iron Industry
1st Edition
By Wengcheong Lam
May 27, 2024
This book examines the rise of the iron industry during the Warring States and Western Han periods (ca. 400 BCE–9 CE) in ancient China, which is characterized not only by various technological innovations but also as a remarkable phenomenon, leading to the widespread distribution of iron implements...
Weapons in Late Shang (c.1250-1050 BCE) China: Beyond Typology and Ritual
1st Edition
By Qin Cao
May 27, 2024
Weapons in Late Shang (c.1250-1050 BCE) China: Beyond Typology and Ritual explores the large quantities of bronze and jade weapons, such as dagger-axes, spears and arrows, found at the World Heritage site of Yinxu, the late Shang capital located near today’s Anyang city in central China. Qin Cao’s ...