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Megaliths of the World
Bringing together the latest research on megalithic monuments throughout the world, 150 researchers offer 72 articles, providing a region-by region account in their specialist areas, and a summary of the current state of knowledge. Highlighting salient themes, the book is vital to anyone interested in the phenomenon of megalithic monumentality.
The Archaeology of Tibes
A collection of new essays that brings archaeological insights and discoveries at the Tibes Ceremonial Center up to date
The China-Japan Border Dispute
Crossing disciplinary boundaries, this volume offers a rare forum for a serious analysis of the territorial dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands between China and Japan. To understand the complexity of the dispute and to find peaceful solutions, we must reach beyond the confines of a single discipline and perspective. The volume deconstructs conflicting perspectives on the two sides of the dispute. Territorial disputes often become symbolic expressions of nationalistic rivalries, particularly as political claims for territories escalate and economic competition for resources between countries intensifies. Cutting through the political rhetoric on both sides of the controversy and bringing together a group of eight scholars from the disciplines of history, international relations, law, political science, and sociology, this book analyzes the relevant history, international law, multilateral relations, political agendas, and social and collective memory, to shed light on this difficult dispute. Taken together, the chapters of the book propose short-term, medium-term, and long-term peaceful solutions for going beyond the impasse of the current territorial dispute.
Tumuli and Megaliths in Eurasia
Tumuli and megaliths mark the landscape of Eurasia and are rich in data, mystery, and legends. Books about them are often monographic or have a local range. This collection of essays highlights and brings together 74 authors from 16 countries, from Portugal to Japan and Indonesia. They offer a diversity of regional backgrounds, theoretical perspectives, and scientific approaches relevant to anyone working in history, archaeology, anthropology, and heritage. Densely illustrated and written in a way that is understandable to anyone, it is easily accessible to students, professors, researchers, and cultural or heritage managers. It will also attract anyone interested in past cultures, early religions, and ancient architecture. Its content makes it a mandatory book for the central and specialized libraries of any university, I&D centre, museum or visiting centre about this and other related issues.
Detroit Remains
"An archaeologically grounded narrative of six legendary Detroit places"--
Archéologie et patrimoine au Japon
L’archéologie japonaise est peu connue en Occident alors qu’elle est sans doute l’une des plus dynamiques au monde. Elle a redessiné les contours d’une discipline, modifié les questionnements et a considérablement enrichi notre connaissance du passé de l’archipel. En même temps qu’elle est à l’origine d’une réflexion nouvelle, elle suscite un engouement particulier qui se traduit souvent par une forte prise de conscience dans le pays de la nécessaire défense du patrimoine. Quelles sont les nouvelles configurations qui surgissent des récentes découvertes archéologiques au japon ? La très ancienne apparition de la poterie en Extrême-Orient, la naissance d’un sy...
Rice, Agriculture, and the Food Supply in Premodern Japan
The majority of studies on the agricultural history of Japan have focused on the public administration of land and production, and rice, the principal source of revenue, has received the most attention. However, while this cereal has clearly played a decisive role in the public economy of the Japanese State, it has not had a predominant place in agricultural production. Far from confining its scope to a study of rice growing for tax purposes, this volume looks at the subsistence economy in the plant kingdom as a whole. This book examines the history of agriculture in premodern Japan from the 8th to the 17th century, dealing with the history of agricultural techniques and food supply of rice,...
Going Forward by Looking Back
Catastrophes are on the rise due to climate change, as is their toll in terms of lives and livelihoods as world populations rise and people settle into hazardous places. While disaster response and management are traditionally seen as the domain of the natural and technical sciences, awareness of the importance and role of cultural adaptation is essential. This book catalogues a wide and diverse range of case studies of such disasters and human responses. This serves as inspiration for building culturally sensitive adaptations to present and future calamities, to mitigate their impact, and facilitate recoveries.
Pour une archéologie de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
Après avoir raconté l'émergence et les évolutions récentes de l'archéologie de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, discipline scientifique qui met ses chercheurs et ses méthodes au service d'une histoire interdisciplinaire, Vincent Carpentier présente, dans une synthèse inédite, les grandes catégories de vestiges conservés ou mis au jour sur les théâtres de ce conflit majeur. En premier lieu, il aborde les ouvrages défensifs ou logistiques – lignes fortifiées de l'Atlantique au Pacifique, aérodromes, bases de missiles, de U-Boote, abris, etc. –, dans lesquels le béton et l'acier occupent une place de choix. Puis il s'intéresse aux vestiges polymorphes des champs de bataille pr...
Le beau livre de la préhistoire
Cet ouvrage s'inscrit dans la collection Les beaux livres du savoir. Il retrace en 200 étapes la préhistoire de l'humanité, des premiers hominidés bipèdes il y a plus 7 millions d'années à la révolution du néolithique et aux début de l'agriculture 3500 ans avant notre ère. De Néandertal à l'homme de Florès, vous suivrez la piste des espèces qui ont croisé nos ancêtres Homo Sapiens. Du plus ancien foyer dont la trace a été retrouvée en Afrique du Sud aux magnifiques peintures de Lascaux, vous visiterez les sites les plus remarquables au monde. Au fil des découvertes, vous rencontrerez les plus grands savants qui nous ont révélé l'incroyable histoire de nos origines!
