The Prehistoric Maritime Frontier of Southeast China : : Indigenous Bai Yue and Their Oceanic Dispersal.

• Superior document: The Archaeology of Asia-Pacific Navigation Series ; v.4
• Author: Wu, Chunming.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: The Archaeology of Asia-Pacific Navigation Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (275 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Part I Historical Records of the "Barbarian" Bai Yue and Island Yi on the Southeast Frontier of Ancient Chinese Civilization
• 1 "Central Nation-Peripheral Barbarians in Four Directions-Four Seas": The Geopolitical Order of Land-Sea Interactions of Early Chinese Civilization
• 1.1 The Continental Cultural Pattern of a "Central Nation with Peripheries in Four Directions" and "Within Four Seas" in the History of East Asian Civilization
• 1.2 The Geopolitical Order of Land-Sea Interactions of the "Gullied Boundary of the Four Seas" in Ancient Chinese Civilization
• 1.3 Discussion: Comparison of Maritime Cultures Between the "Gullied Boundary of Four Seas" in East Asia and the Mediterranean of the West
• 2 Southeastern Peripheries of Huaxia: The Historical-Cultural Interaction and Assimilation from Southern Man and Bai Yue of Mainland to Island Yi and Maritime Fan
• 2.1 The "Barbarian" Miao and Man in the "Southeastern Direction" of Huaxia During Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties
• 2.1.1 Three Tribes of Miao and Ten Tribes of Man During the Xia and Shang Dynasties
• 2.1.2 Seven Tribes of Min and Eight Tribes of Man  in the Zhou Dynasty
• 2.2 The "Territory of Bai Yue" Along the Coast from Jiaozhi to Kuaiji During Eastern  Zhou and Han Dynasties
• 2.2.1 The "Territory of Bai Yue" Locating to the South of Yangtze and Hanjiang Rivers
• 2.2.1.1 Gou Wu and Yu Yue
• 2.2.1.2 Min Yue and Eastern Ou
• 2.2.1.3 Southern Yue
• 2.2.1.4 Western Ou and Luo Yue
• 2.2.1.5 Dan Er
• 2.2.1.6 Gan Yue and Yang Yue
• 2.2.1.7 Dian Yue and Yi Yue
• 2.2.2 The Sinicization of Bai Yue and the Recurrence of Mountainous Yue
• 2.2.2.1 Bai Yue Being Subjected and Paying Tribute to the Chu State
• 2.2.2.2 Han's Unification and Administration on Original Land of Bai Yue.
• 2.2.2.3 The Immigrant of Han People Southward to the Original Land of Yue and the Emigration of Indigenous Yue Northward to Hinterland of the Empire
• 2.2.2.4 The Recurrence of Mountainous Yue and the Miscellaneous Southern Man
• 2.3 The Island Yi and Maritime Fan Over the "Four Seas" Since Han Dynasty
• 2.3.1 Southern Yi, Southern Man and Maritime Fan Along the Coast of South and West Oceans
• 2.3.1.1 The Sinicizated Jiaozhi and the South to Jiaozhou Along Coast of the "South China Sea Route via Xuwen and Hepu"
• 2.3.1.2 The Four Prefectures of Annan and the Remote Tributors in Southern Barbarian Regions Along Coast of the "Guangzhou Sea Route to Foreign States"
• 2.3.1.3 Foreign Maritime Fan Along Coast of the South and West Oceans Sea routes
• 2.3.2 The Island Yi and Maritime Fan on the Archipelago of the East Ocean
• 2.3.2.1 The Island Yi on the Yizhou and Eastern Fan
• 2.3.2.2 The Foreign Island Yi on the Philippine Islands of Small East Ocean
• 2.3.2.3 Foreign Maritime Fan on the East of Indonesian Archipelago in the Great East Ocean
• 2.4 Conclusion: Central Nation's Expansion Toward the Southeastern Maritime Regions and Its Sociocultural Dynamics
• Part II Archaeological Exploration on the Prehistoric Cultures in the "Maritime Region of Southeastern Asia"
• 3 The Indigenous Paleolithic Cultural Inheritance in the "Maritime Region of Southeastern Asia" During the Early Neolithization Around 10,000 Years Ago
• 3.1 The Issues of the "Maritime Region of Southeastern Asia" and Origin of the Austronesian Around 10,000 Years BP
• 3.2 The Indigenous Paleolithic Cultural Inheritance in the "Maritime Region of Southeastern Asia" During the Early Neolithization Around 10,000 Years Ago.
• 3.2.1 Archaeological Discoveries of the Cultural Remains of the Paleolithic-Neolithic Transition Period in the "Maritime Region of Southeastern Asia".
• 3.2.1.1 Coast of Southeast China
• 3.2.1.2 Indochina Peninsula
• 3.2.1.3 Southeast Asian Archipelago
• 3.2.2 The Continuation, Innovation, and Exchanges of Stone Tool Industry
• 3.3 Discussing on "Language-Farming Model" and Ethnical "Two-Layer Model" Related to the Origin of Austronesian from the View Point of Indigenous Paleolithic Cultural Inheritance
• 3.4 Conclusion
• 4 The Spatial Variants and Temporal Sequence of the Indigenous Cultural System of Southeast China During Neolithic, Bronze, and Early Iron Ages
• 4.1 Relying on the Huaxia Nationality: The Cultural Assimilation Within the Plain Region Lying to the South of the Yangtze River
• 4.1.1 Temporal Sequence of the Indigenous Cultures and Northern Influences in Neolithic Age
• 4.1.2 The North-South Cultural Assimilation During the Bronze and the Early Iron Age
• 4.1.3 Growing to Compete with Huaxia for Controlling the Central Plains
• 4.2 Facing the Islands Yi in the South Sea: The Indigenous Cultural Communities in Mountainous Areas Along the Southeast Coast of China
• 4.2.1 Persisting of the Indigenous Tradition of Neolithic Cultures and the Infiltration of Northern Cultures
• 4.2.1.1 Minjiang River Basin
• 4.2.1.2 The Pearl River Basin
• 4.2.1.3 Eastern Guangdong and Southern Fujian
• 4.2.2 The Bronze Cultural Dispersal of Zhou and Wu and the Evolution of Indigenous Society in Southeast Coast of China
• 4.2.3 The Archaeological Remains of Sinicization of the Eastern Yue and Southern Yue in the Early Iron Age
• 4.2.3.1 Min Yue or Eastern Yue Around Fujian Area
• 4.2.3.2 Southern Yue in Pearl River Basin
• 4.2.4 Overall Stagnancy of Indigenous Social Evolution of Southeast Coast of China Before the Sinicization
• 4.3 Island Yi Society: The Continental Connection of the Aboriginal Culture of Taiwan and Hainan Islands
• 4.4 Conclusion.
• Part III Ethnographical Investigation of the Maritime Cultural Heritages of the Indigenous Bai Yue in Southeast of China
• 5 The Inheritance of Island Yi and the Acculturation of Maritime Fan in the Han People on Southeast Coast of China
• 5.1 The Indigenous Island Yi's Origin of the Maritime Essence of the Han People in South China
• 5.2 The Acculturation of Foreign Maritime Fan in Han People Along the Maritime History of Southeast China
• 5.3 Conclusion
• 6 Ethno-Archaeological Investigation to the "Straw and Bark Woven Clothing" of Island Yi and Southern Man in South of China and Southeast Asia
• 6.1 "Straw and Bark Woven Clothing" of Island Yi Recorded in the Chinese History
• 6.2 Ethnographical Investigation to the Indigenous Straw and Bark Cloth Making Craft in Asia-Pacific
• 6.3 Archaeological Investigation and Research on the Bark Cloth Beaters
• 6.4 Conclusion
• 7 Searching for the Prehistoric Seafaring Craft Between Southeast Coast of China and the Pacific Islands
• 7.1 The Exploration for Seafaring Tools of the Ancestor of Bai Yue
• 7.2 A Comparison of Double-Hulled "Fang Zhou" in Ancient East Asia and Double Canoe of Austronesian
• 7.2.1 The Double Canoe as a Kind of Seaworthy Boat of the Pacific Austronesian
• 7.2.2 The Historical Records and Archaeological Discoveries of Double-Hulled Craft "Fang Zhou" in Eastern Asia
• 7.3 The Heritage of "Mangka" and "Mother-Son Boat" in South China and Pacific Outrigger Canoe
• 7.3.1 The Variants of Austronesian Outriggers in Indo-Pacific Region
• 7.3.2 The Ethnographical Discovery of the Double Outrigger Mangka and Mother-Son Boat in South of China
• 7.3.3 The Archaeological Discoveries of the Suspected Outrigger Canoes in Southeast Coast of China
• 7.4 An Investigation of the Boat Sail in Early Seafaring of Southeastern China
• 7.5 Conclusion.
• 8 A Comparative Study of the Astronomical Navigation Between Ancient China and Pacific Austronesian
• 8.1 A Brief Summary of the Steering Methods in Ancient Chinese Navigation
• 8.2 The Astronomical Navigation Practice of Star Orientation and Course Steering in Ancient China
• 8.2.1 Observing Stars for Direction: "Navigating by Observing the Sun, Moon, and Stars"
• 8.2.2 Star Measuring Orientation: From "Measuring the Height of Stars" to "Orienting on Stars Across the Ocean"
• 8.2.3 The Method of "Star Measuring Orientation" in Astronomical Navigation of Southeast of China
• 8.3 The Comparison of Astronomical Navigation Between South Coast of China and Pacific Austronesian
• Part IV Discussion
• 9 A Brief Review on the Researches of Cultural Relationship Between Indigenous Bai Yue in Southeast of China and Pacific Austronesian
• 9.1 The Exploration of the Origin of Malays in the Vision of Research to Ancient Bai Yue
• 9.2 The Multidiscipline Researches on the Origin of Proto-Austronesian in the Vision of Modern Linguistics
• 9.3 The Archaeological Perspective on the Prehistoric Cultural Interaction Between Ancient Bai Yue and Proto-Austronesian
• Abbreviation of Institute's Authors
• References.