Archaeology of the Ryukyu Islands : : a regional chronology from 3000 B.C. to the historic period / / Richard J. Pearson.

Archaeological excavations have shown many important relationships between the culture of the Ryukyu Islands and that of surrounding areas. This text analyzes ceramic typology for southern Kyushu and proposed ceramic types and wares for the Ryukyus and Taiwan. The author suggests that cultural diffe...

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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu, : University of Hawaii Press,, 1969.
Year of Publication:1969
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages)
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Other title:Archaeology of the Ryukyu Islands
Summary:Archaeological excavations have shown many important relationships between the culture of the Ryukyu Islands and that of surrounding areas. This text analyzes ceramic typology for southern Kyushu and proposed ceramic types and wares for the Ryukyus and Taiwan. The author suggests that cultural differences between Kyushu and the Ryukyus may have resulted from the isolation of small colonizing groups and through the interaction of the inhabitants within those differing environments.
Bibliography:Bibliography: pages 187-204.
ISBN:9780824880682
9780824880699
Access:Open access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Richard J. Pearson.