Constructing "Korean" origins : : a critical review of archaeology, historiography, and racial myth in Korean state-formation theories / / Hyung Il Pai.

• Superior document: Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 187
• Author: Pai, Hyung Il.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 2000.; Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2000.
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 187.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- The Formation of Korean Identity -- The Colonial Origins of Prehistoric Korea -- The Mythical Origins of Ancient Korea -- Korean State-Formation Theories: A Critical Review -- Lelang: A Case Study in Cultural Contact and Cultural Change -- The Lelang Interaction Sphere in Korean Prehistory -- Nationalism and Rewriting the Wrongs of the Past -- Han Period Burials -- Cultural Identification of Han Period Burials -- Lelang Sites Inside (Map 5) and Outside the Core Area (Map 3) -- Probable Locations of Han Counties -- Han Versus Native Cultural Index -- Model of Acculturation -- Excavated Artifacts from T'osŏng,ni -- Chronology of Korean History -- Prehistoric and Kobun Sites on Maps 2 and 3 -- Major Excavations on the Korean Peninsula -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs.