The Burial Record of Prehistoric Liangshan in Southwest China : Graves As Composite Objects

This Book Proposes A New Model And Scheme Of Analysis For Complex Burial Material And Applies It To The Prehistoric Archaeological Record Of The Liangshan Region In Southwest China That Other Archaeologists Have Commonly Given A Wide Berth, Regarding It As Too Patchy, Too Inhomogeneous, And Overall Too Unwieldy To Work With. The Model Treats Burials As Composite Objects, Considering The Various Elements Separately In Their Respective Life Histories. The Application Of This Approach To The Rich And Diverse Archaeological Record Of The Liangshan Region Serves As A Test Of This New Form Of Analysis. This Volume Thus Pursues Two Main Aims: To Advance The Understanding Of The Archaeology Of The Immediate Study Area Which Has Been Little Examined, And To Present And Test A New Scheme Of Analysis That Can Be Applied To Other Bodies Of Material. 1. Introduction -- Part I. The Model And The Material. 2. Introducing The Tools : Theory, Method, And Model ; 3. Setting The Stage : The Geography And Burial Record Of The Liangshan Region -- Part Ii. Applying The Model. 4. Constructing The Grave : The Main Parts And Their Combination ; 5. Placing The Dead : Interment Practices And Other Rituals ; 6. Providing For The Dead : The Object Assemblages ; 7. Time And Space : Connecting The Parts -- Part Iii. Evaluating The Model And The Data. 8. Connecting The Parts : Graves And Groups, Space And Time ; 9. Taking Stock And Moving Forward -- 10. Online Material -- Appendix A. Plates -- Appendix B. Tables And Figues. Anke Hein. This Springer Imprint Is Published By Springer Nature--verso Of Title Page. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-7 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Introducing the Tools: Theory, Method, and Model....Pages 11-34 Setting the Stage: The Geography and Burial Record of the Liangshan Region....Pages 35-67 Front Matter....Pages 69-69 Constructing the Grave: The Main Parts and Their Combination....Pages 71-132 Placing the Dead: Interment Practices and Other Rituals....Pages 133-153 Providing for the Dead: The Object Assemblages....Pages 155-234 Time and Space: Connecting the Parts....Pages 235-325 Front Matter....Pages 327-327 Connecting the Parts: Graves and Groups, Space and Time....Pages 329-365 Taking Stock and Moving Forward....Pages 367-376 Online material....Pages 377-378 Back Matter....Pages 379-534