An Archaeological History of Japan, 30,000 B.C. to A.D. 700 (Archaeology, Culture, and Society)
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: April 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780812236514
Subjects: Sociology, Social Studies; Social Science; Asia - Japan; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Archaeology by period / region; Social Science / Archaeology; Archaeology; Antiquities; History; Japan; To 645
First sentence: The "Japanese" in 30,000 B.P. I would like to begin by examining a remark which, it seems to me, epitomizes the attitude to the identity of the Japanese taken for granted by a majority of the middle Japanese, meaning those who are neither Ainu nor Okinawan (cf. Hanazaki 1996) and those who feel comfortable with the image of the singularity, homogeneity, and purity of the Japanese.