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Paleoanthropology and Paleolithic Archaeology in the People's Republic of China
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eBook - ePub
Paleoanthropology and Paleolithic Archaeology in the People's Republic of China
About this book
This book represents the first comprehensive attempt to bring to western scholarship the great advances made in Paleolithic archaeology and palaeoanthropology in the People's Republic of China. The 15 chapters are devoted to a historical overview of past and recent studies, the development of chronological frameworks, the composition and stratigraphy of vertebrate fauna, the pongid and hominid palaeontological records, and Pleistocene prehistoric archaeology. Maps, illustrations and tables illustrate the materials presented here.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Chinese Palaeoanthropology Retrospect and Prospect
- 2 Chronology in Chinese Palaeoanthropology
- 3 Ramapithecus and Sivapithecus from Lufeng, China
- 4 Gigantopithecus and “Australopithecus” in China
- 5 Homo erectus in China
- 6 Early Homo Sapiens in China
- 7 Homo Sapiens Remains from Late Palaeolithic and Neolithic China
- 8 China's Earliest Palaeolithic Assemblages
- 9 The Early Palaeolithic of China
- 10 The Middle Palaeolithic of China
- 11 The Late Palaeolithic of China
- 12 Microlithic Industries in China
- 13 Aspects of the Inner Mongolian Palaeolithic
- 14 On the Recognition of China's Palaeolithic Cultural Traditions
- 15 Pleistocene Mammalian Faunas of China
- Index
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Yes, you can access Paleoanthropology and Paleolithic Archaeology in the People's Republic of China by Wu Rukang,John W Olsen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Geology & Earth Sciences. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.