ISBN:
9781498576154
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xix, 277 pages)
,
illustrations (black and white)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
967.601
Keywords:
Prehistoric peoples
;
Antiquities, Prehistoric
;
Antiquities, Prehistoric
;
Prehistoric peoples
;
Prehistoric peoples-Africa, East
;
Africa, East
;
China
;
Antiquities
;
Antiquities, Prehistoric
;
International relations
;
Prehistoric peoples
;
Africa, East Antiquities
;
China Antiquities
;
Africa, East Relations
;
China Relations
Abstract:
This book engages globalization from an archaeological and long-term perspective by using the case study of the historical interaction between China and East Africa. It raises questions of whether the greater connectivity that has emerged from globalization will lead to homogenization of culture, or the creation of a monoculture.
Abstract:
Cover -- China and East Africa -- China and East Africa: Ancient Ties, Contemporary Flows -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Part I: Ancient Ties -- Chapter 1 -- The Emergence of Stone Tool Technology -- Lithic Assemblages -- Oldowan/Mode 1 Stone Tool Technology -- Hypotheses Concerning the Variability -- Cognitive Abilities and Technical Skills -- Early Stone Age in China -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Tracing Prehistoric Trade and Economic Links between the East African Coast and East Asia -- Local Archaeologies Trans-Regional Networks: What We Know and How We Know It -- Looking Forward: Integrating Field and Laboratory Approaches in the Study of East Africa and East Asian Deep History of Interactions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Ancient Connections between China and East Africa -- Global Connections: China and Africa -- The Role of Islam in Linking China and East Africa -- Chinese Trade Ceramics Found in East Africa -- Chinese Trade Ceramics Found in East Africa -- Uses of Imported Ceramics in East Africa -- Trade Ceramics as Symbols of Power, Status, and Prestige -- Discussion and Conclusion: Trade Ceramics as Evidence for Early Contact with China -- A Summing Up -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Life, Death, and Identity of the Early Swahili Peoples of the Kenyan Coast -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- The Dentition in Aging, Health, and Disease -- Population Affinities: The Skeletal and Dental Evidence -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 -- China, East Africa, and Incipient Globalization in the First Millennium CE -- Archaeological Evidence of Contact and Connections between China and East Africa -- Sino-Kenya Archaeological Project -- Coinage, Currency, and Trade -- East African Exports to China -- Conclusion -- References.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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