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A Study of Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in China

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Authors:
  1. Anping Pei

    1. Department of Cultural Relics and Museology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China

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  • The first-ever monograph on clustering patterns in prehistoric settlements

  • Focuses on understanding settlements’ attributes from the combined perspective of the group and individual

  • Provides a new theory, perspective and method for the study of prehistoric settlement archaeology and prehistoric history

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-lvi
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  2. The Clustering Pattern of Sites in the Paleolithic Age

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    Pages 1-44

  3. The Clustering Pattern of Settlements in the Middle Neolithic Age

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    Pages 45-95

  4. The Clustering Pattern of Settlements in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River in the Late Neolithic Age

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    Pages 97-165

  5. The Clustering Pattern of Settlements in the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River in the Late Neolithic Age

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    Pages 167-281

  6. The Clustering Pattern of Settlements in the Lower Reaches of the Yellow River in the Late Neolithic Age

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    Pages 283-351

  7. Case Studies of the Clustering Pattern of Settlements in the Prehistoric Period and the Late Shang Dynasty

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    Pages 353-431

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 433-458
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About this book

This book is the first-ever monograph on clustering patterns in prehistoric settlements. It not only theoretically explains the difference between natural settlement communities and organizational forms for the first time, but also demonstrates the importance of understanding this difference in practical research. Based on extensive archaeological data from China and focusing on the evolution of prehistoric settlements and changing social relations, the book completely breaks with the globally popular research mode which is based on the assumption that settlement archaeology has nothing to do with prehistoric social organization. 
 
In terms of research methods, the book also abandons the globally popular method of measuring the grade and importance of settlements according to their size and the value of the unearthed objects. Instead, it focuses on understanding settlements’ attributes from the combined perspective of the group and individuals. On the one hand, the book proves that the clustering patterns in prehistoric settlement sites reflect the organizational forms of the time; on the other, it demonstrates that historical research focusing on the organizational forms of prehistoric societies is closer to the historical reality and of more scientific value. The intended readership includes graduates and researchers in the field of archaeology, or those who are interested in cultural relics and prehistoric settlements.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Cultural Relics and Museology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China

    Anping Pei

About the author

Anping Pei is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor working in the Cultural Relics and Museum Department of Nanjing Normal University. In 1994, the excavation of the Bashidang site, which he led, won the third prize for field archaeological excavations presented by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. In 2000, he was awarded the title of ‘excellent expert’ by the State Ministry of Culture and won the first prize for the cultural sector presented by Hunan Province. He has published numerous articles in respected national and international journals. His representative works include The Rice Cultivation Culture of the Yangtze River Basin (2004), Agriculture, Culture and Society (2006) and A Corpus of Pre-historic Rice Cultivation Studies (2009).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Study of Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in China

  • Authors: Anping Pei

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3060-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3059-3Published: 08 April 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3062-3Published: 08 April 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-3060-9Published: 07 April 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: LVI, 458

  • Number of Illustrations: 134 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cultural Heritage, Archaeology, Ancient History

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