The Burial Record of Prehistoric Liangshan in Southwest China

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This book proposes a new model and scheme of analysis for complex burial material and applies it to the prehistoric archaeological record of the Liangshan region in Southwest China that other archaeologists have commonly given a wide berth, regarding it as too patchy, too inhomogeneous, and overall too unwieldy to work with.
The model treats burials as composite objects, considering the various elements separately in their respective life histories. The application of this approach to the rich and diverse archaeological record of the Liangshan region serves as a test of this new form of analysis.
This volume thus pursues two main aims: to advance the understanding of the archaeology of the immediate study area which has been little examined, and to present and test a new scheme of analysis that can be applied to other bodies of material.
This book proposes a new model and scheme of analysis for complex burial material and applies it to the prehistoric archaeological record of the Liangshan region in Southwest China that other archaeologists have commonly given a wide berth, regarding it as too patchy, too inhomogeneous, and overall too unwieldy to work with.
The model treats burials as composite objects, considering the various elements separately in their respective life histories. The application of this approach to the rich and diverse archaeological record of the Liangshan region serves as a test of this new form of analysis.

This volume thus pursues two main aims: to advance the understanding of the archaeology of the immediate study area which has been little examined, and to present and test a new scheme of analysis that can be applied to other bodies of material.

Focuses on the burial record of the culturally diverse Liangshan region in Southwest China Presents a new model and method of analysis for burial material Highlights the relationship between burial data and past identities Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Anke Hein

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burial records in China human burying behavior megalithic graves in the Liangshan Region mortuary archaeology life history of graves methods of analysis of burial materials model of graves methods in burial archaeology burial material and the landscape

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“For specialists of southern Chinese prehistoric archaeology, it is an indispensable compendium that complements other works in Hein’s impressive portfolio of research.” (AnnieChan, Asian Perspectives, The Journal of Archaeology and the Pacific, Vol. (60) 1, 2021)

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