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Ancient Ryukyu an archaeological study of island communities

Title
Ancient Ryukyu [electronic resource] : an archaeological study of island communities / Richard Pearson.
Author
Pearson, Richard J.
Publication
Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013]

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Description
1 online resource (xiv, 396 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps.
Uniform Title
Ancient Ryukyu (Online)
Alternative Title
Ancient Ryukyu (Online)
Subject
  • Ryukyu Islands > Antiquities
  • Ryukyu Islands > History > To 1879
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-388) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction : the archaeology of Ryukyu islanders -- The active environment of the Ryukyus -- Pleistocene inhabitants -- Arriving and settling : island hunter-gatherer colonization and interaction -- Surviving in the archipelago : island hunter-gatherer subsistence -- Exchange networks and the lure of tropical shells -- The Gusuku period (AD 1050 to 1429) : a new order -- Ryukyu trade in the Gusuku and early Ryukyu kingdom periods -- The early Ryukyu Kingdom (AD 1429 to 1609) -- Discussion and conclusions.
LCCN
2013012417
OCLC
ssj0001080204
Author
Pearson, Richard J.
Title
Ancient Ryukyu [electronic resource] : an archaeological study of island communities / Richard Pearson.
Imprint
Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-388) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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