Archaeology of China From the Late Paleolithic to the Early Bronze Age

Name: Archaeology of China From the Late Paleolithic to the Early Bronze Age
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ISBN: 9780521644327

ISBN-10: 0521644321

ISBN-13: 9780521644327

Edition: 2012

Authors: Li Liu, Wenjian Wang, Xingcan Chen

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List price: $42.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/30/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 498
Size: 7.01" wide x 9.88" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English

Xingcan Chen is Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences as well as Professor in the Department of Archaeology, Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including The History of Chinese Prehistoric Archaeology (1895-1949), Essays on Archaeology and (with Li Liu) State Formation in Early China.




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