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Past Human Migrations in East Asia - Matching Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics (Hardcover): Alicia Sanchez-Mazas, Roger... Past Human Migrations in East Asia - Matching Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics (Hardcover)
Alicia Sanchez-Mazas, Roger Blench, Malcolm D. Ross, Ilia Peiros, Marie Lin
R5,030 Discovery Miles 50 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The study of the prehistory of East Asia is developing very rapidly. In uncovering the story of the flows of human migration that constituted the peopling of East Asia there exists widespread debate about the nature of evidence and the tools for correlating results from different disciplines.

Drawing upon the latest evidence in genetics, linguistics and archaeology, this exciting new book examines the history of the peopling of East Asia, and investigates the ways in which we can detect migration, and its different markers in these fields of inquiry. Results from different academic disciplines are compared and reinterpreted in the light of evidence from others to attempt to try and generate consensus on methodology. Taking a broad geographical focus, the book also draws attention to the roles of minority peoples - hitherto underplayed in accounts of the region's prehistory - such as the Austronesian, Tai-Kadai and Altaic speakers, whose contribution to the regional culture is now becoming accepted.

Past Human Migrations in East Asia presents a full picture of the latest research on the peopling of East Asia, and will be of interest to scholars of all disciplines working on the reconstruction of the peopling of East and North East Asia.

The Peopling of East Asia - Putting Together Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics (Hardcover): Roger Blench, Laurent Sagart,... The Peopling of East Asia - Putting Together Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics (Hardcover)
Roger Blench, Laurent Sagart, Alicia Sanchez-Mazas
R4,290 Discovery Miles 42 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One of the most dynamic research areas in the prehistory of East Asian regions is the synthesis of the findings of archaeology, linguistics and genetics. Several countries have only recently opened to field research and highly active local groups have made possible a raft of collaborative studies which would have been impossible even a decade ago. This book presents an overview of the most recent findings in all these fields. New proposals on the relationships of the language phyla of East Asia can now be tested against the findings of geneticists and archaeologists. Recent results on the domestication and spread of rice and millet in particular are taken up both in the archaeological and linguistic papers. Particular hypotheses discussed in the linguistic section include the validity of the Austric hypothesis, the relationship between the Daic languages and Austronesian and the overall links between East Asian language phyla.
The chapters on genetics focus particularly on the genetic structure of East Asian populations and the origins of the Austronesian peoples of Taiwan and the minorities of China. Physical anthropology is also considered with a multivariate analysis of East Asian and Pacific populations. The archaeological chapters take a broad view of East Asia and the potential of the "farming dispersals" hypothesis, as well as the more specific archaeology of Taiwan. The book should be of great interest to scholars of all disciplines working on the reconstruction of the East Asian past.

Archaeology and Language IV - Language Change and Cultural Transformation (Hardcover): Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs Archaeology and Language IV - Language Change and Cultural Transformation (Hardcover)
Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs
R2,698 Discovery Miles 26 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Series Information:
One World Archaeology

Archaeology and Language I - Theoretical and Methodological Orientations (Hardcover): Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs Archaeology and Language I - Theoretical and Methodological Orientations (Hardcover)
Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs
R4,009 Discovery Miles 40 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Archaeology and Language I represents groundbreaking work in synthesizing two disciplines that are now seen as interlinked: linguistics and archaeology. This volume is the first of a three-part survey of innovative results emerging from their combination.
Archaeology and historical linguistics have largely pursued separate tracks until recently, although their goals can be very similar. While there is a new awareness that these disciplines can be used to complement one another, both rigorous methodological awareness and detailed case-studies are still lacking in literature. Archaeology and Language I aims to fill this lacuna.
Exploring a wide range of techniques developed by specialists in each discipline, this first volume deals with broad theoretical and methodological issues and provides an indispensable background to the detail of the studies presented in volumes II and III. This collection deals with the controversial question of the origin of language, the validity of deep-level reconstruction, the sociolinguistic modelling of prehistory and the use and value of oral tradition.

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The Origins and Development of African Livestock - Archaeology, Genetics, Linguistics and Ethnography (Hardcover): Roger... The Origins and Development of African Livestock - Archaeology, Genetics, Linguistics and Ethnography (Hardcover)
Roger Blench, Kevin MacDonald
R6,056 Discovery Miles 60 560 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This text explores the origins, development and present situation of African domestic animals. The book presents an interdisciplinary overview of the origins of livestock, and provides a synthesis of what archaeozoology and archaeology can tell us about the prehistory of domestic animals in Africa. Information is provided on livestock distributions over time, including significant information on the development of specific cattle size classes or "breeds" in prehistory. Data on DNA and physical characterization of African livestock, as well as ethnographic and linguistic data complete a biological and cultural view of African domestic animals.

Archaeology and Language I - Theoretical and Methodological Orientations (Paperback): Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs Archaeology and Language I - Theoretical and Methodological Orientations (Paperback)
Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs
R1,670 Discovery Miles 16 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Archaeology and Language I represents groundbreaking work in synthesizing two disciplines that are now seen as interlinked: linguistics and archaeology. This volume is the first of a three-part survey of innovative results emerging from their combination. Archaeology and historical linguistics have largely pursued separate tracks until recently, although their goals can be very similar. While there is a new awareness that these disciplines can be used to complement one another, both rigorous methodological awareness and detailed case-studies are still lacking in literature. Archaeology and Language I aims to fill this lacuna. Exploring a wide range of techniques developed by specialists in each discipline, this first volume deals with broad theoretical and methodological issues and provides an indispensable background to the detail of the studies presented in volumes II and III. This collection deals with the controversial question of the origin of language, the validity of deep-level reconstruction, the sociolinguistic modelling of prehistory and the use and value of oral tradition.

Past Human Migrations in East Asia - Matching Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics (Paperback): Alicia Sanchez-Mazas, Roger... Past Human Migrations in East Asia - Matching Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics (Paperback)
Alicia Sanchez-Mazas, Roger Blench, Malcolm D. Ross, Ilia Peiros, Marie Lin
R1,626 Discovery Miles 16 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The study of the prehistory of East Asia is developing very rapidly. In uncovering the story of the flows of human migration that constituted the peopling of East Asia there exists widespread debate about the nature of evidence and the tools for correlating results from different disciplines. Drawing upon the latest evidence in genetics, linguistics and archaeology, this exciting new book examines the history of the peopling of East Asia, and investigates the ways in which we can detect migration, and its different markers in these fields of inquiry. Results from different academic disciplines are compared and reinterpreted in the light of evidence from others to attempt to try and generate consensus on methodology. Taking a broad geographical focus, the book also draws attention to the roles of minority peoples - hitherto underplayed in accounts of the region's prehistory - such as the Austronesian, Tai-Kadai and Altaic speakers, whose contribution to the regional culture is now becoming accepted. Past Human Migrations in East Asia presents a full picture of the latest research on the peopling of East Asia, and will be of interest to scholars of all disciplines working on the reconstruction of the peopling of East and North East Asia.

Archaeology and Language III - Artefacts, Languages and Texts (Paperback): Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs Archaeology and Language III - Artefacts, Languages and Texts (Paperback)
Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs
R1,542 Discovery Miles 15 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Archaeology and Language III interprets results from archaeological data in terms of language distribution and change, providing the tools for a radical rewriting of the conventional discourse of prehistory. Individual chapters present case studies of artefacts and fragmentary textual materials, concerned with the reconstruction of houses, maritime technology, pottery and grave goods.

The Origins and Development of African Livestock - Archaeology, Genetics, Linguistics and Ethnography (Paperback): Roger... The Origins and Development of African Livestock - Archaeology, Genetics, Linguistics and Ethnography (Paperback)
Roger Blench, Kevin MacDonald
R1,405 Discovery Miles 14 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents an interdisciplinary overview of the origins of African livestock, placing Africa as one of the world centres for animal domestication. With sections on archaeology, genetics, linguistics and ethnography, this collection contains over twenty contributions from the field's foremost experts and provides fully illustrated, never before published data, and extensive bibliographies.

Archaeology, Language, and the African Past (Hardcover): Roger Blench Archaeology, Language, and the African Past (Hardcover)
Roger Blench
R3,323 Discovery Miles 33 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Archaeology, Language, and the African Past is an overview of theories and methods, a fusion of African linguistics and archaeology. Roger Blench provides a comprehensive look at the history of all African language families, incorporating the latest linguistic classifications, current evidence from archaeology, genetic research, and recorded history. This original and definitive volume examines the economic culture of the continent_from major crops and plant life to animals and livestock_from a multi-dimensional perspective. It provides students of linguistics, archaeology, and anthropology with a critical discussion on the history of African languages and the cultures they articulate.

Archaeology, Language, and the African Past (Paperback): Roger Blench Archaeology, Language, and the African Past (Paperback)
Roger Blench
R1,717 Discovery Miles 17 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Archaeology, Language, and the African Past is an overview of theories and methods, a fusion of African linguistics and archaeology. Roger Blench provides a comprehensive look at the history of all African language families, incorporating the latest linguistic classifications, current evidence from archaeology, genetic research, and recorded history. This original and definitive volume examines the economic culture of the continent-from major crops and plant life to animals and livestock-from a multi-dimensional perspective. It provides students of linguistics, archaeology, and anthropology with a critical discussion on the history of African languages and the cultures they articulate.

Archaeology and Language III - Artefacts, Languages and Texts (Hardcover): Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs Archaeology and Language III - Artefacts, Languages and Texts (Hardcover)
Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs
R3,996 Discovery Miles 39 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Series Information:
One World Archaeology

Archaeology and Language II - Archaeological Data and Linguistic Hypotheses (Hardcover): Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs Archaeology and Language II - Archaeological Data and Linguistic Hypotheses (Hardcover)
Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs
R3,872 Discovery Miles 38 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Using language to date the origin and spread of food production, Archaeology and Language II represents groundbreaking work in synthesizing two disciplines that are now seen as interlinked: linguistics and archaeology. This volume is the second part of a three-part survey of innovative results emerging from their combination. Archaeology and historical linguistics have largely pursued separate tracks until recently, although their goals can be very similar. While there is a new awareness that these disciplines can be used to complement one another, both rigorous methodological awareness and detailed case-studies are still lacking in the literature. This three-part survey is the first study to address this. Archaeology and Language II examines in some detail how archaeological data can be interpreted through linguistic hypotheses. This collection demonstrates the possibility that, where archaeological sequences are reasonably well-known, they might be tied into evidence of language diversification and thus produce absolute chronologies. Where there is evidence for migrations and expansions these can be explored through both disciplines to produce a richer interpretation of prehistory. An important part of this is the origin and spread of food production which can be modelled through the spread of both plants and words for them. Archaeology and Language II will be of interest to researchers in linguistics, archaeologists and anthropologists.

The Peopling of East Asia - Putting Together Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics (Paperback): Roger Blench, Laurent Sagart,... The Peopling of East Asia - Putting Together Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics (Paperback)
Roger Blench, Laurent Sagart, Alicia Sanchez-Mazas
R1,376 Discovery Miles 13 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One of the most dynamic research areas in the prehistory of East Asian regions is the synthesis of the findings of archaeology, linguistics and genetics. Several countries have only recently opened to field research and highly active local groups have made possible a raft of collaborative studies that would have been impossible even a decade ago. This book presents an overview of the most recent findings in all these fields. It will be of great interest to scholars of all disciplines working on the reconstruction of the East Asian past.

Spirits and Ships - Cultural Transfers in Early Monsoon Asia (Paperback): Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann Spirits and Ships - Cultural Transfers in Early Monsoon Asia (Paperback)
Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann
R1,885 R1,462 Discovery Miles 14 620 Save R423 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume seeks to foreground a borderless history and geography of South, Southeast, and East Asian littoral zones that would be maritime-focused, and thereby explore the ancient connections and dynamics of interaction that favoured the encounters among the cultures found throughout the region stretching from the Indian Ocean littorals to the Western Pacific, from the early historical period to the present. Transcending the artificial boundaries of macro-regions and nation-states, and trying to bridge the arbitrary divide between (inherently cosmopolitan) high cultures (e.g. Sanskritic, Sinitic, or Islamicate) and local or indigenous cultures, this multidisciplinary volume explores the metaphor of Monsoon Asia as a vast geo-environmental area inhabited by speakers of numerous language phyla, which for millennia has formed an integrated system of littorals where crops, goods, ideas, cosmologies, and ritual practices circulated on the sea-routes governed by the seasonal monsoon winds. The collective body of work presented in the volume describes Monsoon Asia as an ideal theatre for circulatory dynamics of cultural transfer, interaction, acceptance, selection, and avoidance, and argues that, despite the rich ethnic, linguistic and sociocultural diversity, a shared pattern of values, norms, and cultural models is discernible throughout the region.

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