Renfrew C., Bahn P. (eds). The Cambridge World Prehistory. Volume 2. East Asia and the Americas

Cambridge University Press, 2014. — pp. 691-1354. — ISBN: 978-1-107-02378-9.The Cambridge World Prehistory provides a systematic and authoritative examination of the prehistory of every region around the world from the early days of human origins in Africa two million years ago to the beginnings of written history, which in some areas started only two centuries ago. Written by a team of leading international scholars, the volumes include both traditional topics and cutting-edge approaches, such as archaeolinguistics and molecular genetics, and examine the essential questions of human development around the world. The volumes are organised geographically, exploring the evolution of hominins and their expansion from Africa, as well as the formation of states and development in each region of different technologies such as seafaring, metallurgy and food production. The Cambridge World Prehistory reveals a rich and complex history of the world. It will be an invaluable resource for any student or scholar of archaeology and related disciplines looking to research a particular topic, tradition, region or period within prehistory.East Asia.
East Asia: DNA (Peter Forster and Colin Renfrew).
Early Palaeolithic of Central and Northern Asia (Michael V. Shunkov).
The Upper Palaeolithic of Northeast Asia (Ludmila Lbova).
Early Sedentism in East Asia: From Late Palaeolithic to Early Agricultural Societies in Insular East Asia (Junko Habu).
The Neolithic of Northern and Central China (Mayke Wagner and Pavel Tarasov).
The Neolithic of Southern China (David J. Cohen).
Early Complex Societies in Northern China (David J. Cohen and Robert E. Murowchick).
Early Complex Societies in Southern China (Francis Allard).
China from Zhou to Tang (Margarete Prüch).
Complex Society in Korea and Japan (Gina L. Barnes).
The Later Prehistory of the Russian Far East (Andrei V. Tabarev).
East Asia: Languages (Paul Heggarty and Colin Renfrew).
The Americas.
The Americas: DNA (Peter Forster and Colin Renfrew).
Initial Peopling of the Americas: Context, Findings, and Issues (Michael B. Collins).
Paleoindian and Archaic Periods in North America (David G. Anderson).
The Paleoindian and Archaic of Central and South America (Hugo D. Yacobaccio).
The Archaic and Formative Periods of Mesoamerica (Michael Love).
Agricultural Origins and Social Implications in South America (Tom D. Dillehay and Dolores Piperno).
The Basin of Mexico (Linda R. Manzanilla).
The Olmec, 1800–400 BCE (Ann Cyphers).
Oaxaca (Andrew K. Balkansky).
The Origins and Development of Lowland Maya Civilisation (David Freidel).
Early Coastal South America (Daniel H. Sandweiss).
The Development of Early Peruvian Civilisation (2600–300 BCE) (Richard L. Burger).
Styles and Identities in the Central Andes: The Early Intermediate Period and Middle Horizon (William H. Isbell).
he Late Intermediate Period and Late Horizon (Terence N. D’Altroy).
Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela (Roberto Lleras PÉrez).
Prehistory of Amazonia (Anna C. Roosevelt).
Argentina and Chile (Lidia Clara García).
The Caribbean Islands (Arie Boomert).
The Southwestern Region of North America (Charles R. Riggs).
The Pacific Coast of North America (Terry L. Jones).
The Great Plains and Mississippi Valley (Linea Sundstrom and Timothy R. Pauketat).
Eastern Atlantic Coast (Elizabeth S. Chilton and Meredith D. Hardy).
Northern North America (Ronald F. Williamson).
The Americas: Languages (Paul Heggarty and Colin Renfrew).Volume 1
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