Recent interdisciplinary studies, combining scientific techniques
such as ancient DNA analysis with humanistic re-evaluations of the
transcultural value of bronze, have presented archaeologists with a
fresh view of the Bronze Age in Europe. The new research emphasises
long-distance connectivities and political decentralisation.
'Bronzisation' is discussed as a type of proto-globalisation. In
this Element, Mark Hudson examines whether these approaches can
also be applied to East Asia. Focusing primarily on Island East
Asia, he analyses trade, maritime interactions and warrior culture
in a comparative Eurasian framework. He argues that the
international division of labour associated with Bronze Age trade
provided an important stimulus to the rise of decentralised
complexity in regions peripheral to alluvial states. Building on
James Scott's work, the concept of the 'barbarian niche' is
proposed as a way to model the longue duree of premodern Eurasian
history. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge
Core.
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