Archaeology of East Asian Shipbuilding

Jun Kimura

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Year: 2016
• eBook ISBN: 9780813055763
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Asian History
• Index: Social Sciences

North American Society for Oceanic History John Lyman Book Award in Naval and Maritime Reference Works and Published Primary Sources - Honorable Mention

In this innovative study, Jun Kimura integrates historical data with archaeological findings to examine a wide array of eleventh- through nineteenth-century ships from China, Korea, and Japan. Chinese junks and Japanese sailing ships were known throughout the world, and this work illustrates why their innovative designs have survived the centuries.

Kimura presents an extensive dataset of excavated coastal and oceangoing ships that traveled the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea. Three detailed case studies include the Shinan and Quanzhou wrecks and the Takashima underwater site. Using travel documents, cargo manifests, iconographic paintings, and other descriptive resources, as well as the archaeological evidence of hull components, wooden timbers, and iron remains, Kimura sheds new light on East Asian shipbuilding traditions.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Archaeology of East Asian Shipbuilding
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Dynastic Timeline
• 1. Dynamics of East Asian Shipbuilding Traditions
• 2. Shipbuilding in Early East Asia
• 3. A Lasting Tradition in Northern China
• 4. The Quanzhou Ship
• 5. The Shinan Shipwreck
• 6. Ship Construction Materials
• 7. East China Sea Rising
• 8. East Asia’s Link to the South China Sea and Gulf Traders
• 9. Conclusion
• Appendix 1. Contents of Discovered Materials from the Quanzhou Ship
• Appendix 2. Excavated South China Sea Seafarers’ Ships with Lashed-Lug Technique
• Appendix 3. List of Traders Found in the South China Sea Regions
• Glossary
• References
• Index