Ancient Ryukyu [electronic resource] : an archaeological study of island communities / Richard Pearson.
Material type: TextPublication details: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2014. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm)ISBN:- 9780824865894
- 952/.29 23
- DS895.R935 P43 2014
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.
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