Lost Maritime Cultures: China and the Pacific
Lost Maritime Cultures: China and the Pacific features the extraordinary archaeological discoveries found in southeast China over the past half century. The coastal area of southeast China was home to a multitude of maritime civilizations which flourished from 7000-3000 years ago, but were never recorded in historic texts.
Recent scientific research from various disciplines has revealed that southeast China is likely the ultimate homeland of the Austronesian speakers, a group that includes modern Polynesians, Melanesians, Micronesians, and the indigenous people on the islands of Southeast Asia.
Lost Maritime Cultures showcases artisitc works created by the indigenous peoples that flourished on southeast China's coast. From unique pottery to splendid jade pieces and bronze artifacts, the newest discoveries of later maritime civilizations--the Liangzhu culture, the Huangtulun culture, and the Fubin culture--are unparallelled in artistic sophistication. This full color catalog showcases artifacts from some of these ancient maritime civilizations.
Edited by Tianlong Jiao, a researcher and chair of the Department of Anthropology at Bishop Museum in Honolulu Hawai‘i.
$49.95
isbn 978-1-58178-063-5
hardcover, 9x12, 219pp.
Available at Bishop Museum's Shop Pacifica (phone 808-848-4158, email at shop@bishopmuseum.org ) and other fine bookstores throughout the islands.
Tags: Archaeology, Bishop Museum Press, China
