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The Illustrated Companion to Japanese Archaeology provides for the
first time a comprehensive visual introduction to a wide range of
sites and finds from the earliest occupation of the Japanese
archipelago prior to 35,000 years ago to the early historical
periods and the establishment of the Chinese-style capital at
Heijo, modern-day Nara, in the 8th century AD. The volume
originated in the largest ever exhibition of Japanese
archaeological discoveries held in Germany in 2004, which brought
together over 1500 exhibits from 55 lenders around Japan, and
research by over 100 specialists. The Illustrated Companion brings
the fruits of this project to an English-reading audience and
offers an up-to-date survey of the achievements of Japanese
archaeology.
In recent years, major new archaeological discoveries have
redefined the development of towns and cities in the Japanese
archipelago. The uncovering of the plans of major port towns such
as Sakai, Kusado Sengen and Ichijodani, and the revealing of early
phases in the development of cities such as Kamakura and Hakata
provide an important new resource in understanding the cultural and
economic processes which shaped medieval Japan. This fully
illustrated book provides a sampler of these findings for a western
audience. The new discoveries from Japan are set in context of
medieval archaeology beyond Japan by accompanying essays from
leading European specialists. The global significance of Japanese
medieval archaeology is assessed through comparing the development
of towns in Japan and northern Europe. The medieval period in Japan
and northwest Europe saw urban growth with towns not only providing
centres of administration but also fostering economic development.
The pressures which led to such growth, however, be they political
or social, were universal in character. following basic
requirements of food, shelter, security and spiritual nourishment,
towns provided commercial infrastructures, transport and storage
facilities, and the setting for trade, craft specialists and art.
Chapters include 'The archaeology of medieval towns in Japan and
europe: an introduction' (Brian Ayers and Simon Kaner); 'Permanent
urban frameworks ('armature') and economic networks in northern
France c.700 - c.1000' (Henri Galinie); 'Medieval urbanism and
culture in the cities of the Baltic: with a comparison between
Lubeck, Germany, and Sakai, Japan' (Manfred Glaser); 'The
development of Hakata as a medieval port town' (Oba Koji); 'The
establishment and transformation of Japan's medieval capital,
Kamakura' (Oka Yoichiro); 'Ichijodani: the archaeology of a
Japanese medieval castle town' (Ono Masatoshi); 'Japanese medieval
trading towns: Sakai and Tosaminato' (Richard Pearson); and
'Medieval ceramic production in the aegean, 1100 - 1600 AD: some
considerations in an east-west perspective' (Joanita Vroom).
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