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Ancient Ryukyu

Pearson, Richard J.,

Ancient Ryukyu an archaeological study of island communities / [electronic resource] : Richard Pearson. - Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the archaeology of Ryukyu islanders -- The active environment of the Ryukyus -- Pleistocene inhabitants -- Arriving and settling : island hunter-gatherer colonization and interaction -- Surviving in the archipelago : island hunter-gatherer subsistence -- Exchange networks and the lure of tropical shells -- The Gusuku period (AD 1050 to 1429) : a new order -- Ryukyu trade in the Gusuku and early Ryukyu kingdom periods -- The early Ryukyu Kingdom (AD 1429 to 1609) -- Discussion and conclusions.

9780824865894


Ryukyu Islands--History--To 1879.
Ryukyu Islands--Antiquities.


Electronic books.

DS895.R935 / P43 2014

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