The search for immortality
Subtitle: tomb treasures of Han China
By: [edited by] James C.S. Lin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780300184341
Subjects: Material culture; Ethnoarchaeology; Grave goods; Tombs; Antiquities; Social archaeology; Archaeology and history; Excavations (Archaeology); History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Han Empire; title: The History of the Han Empire / Michael Loewe; title: The kingdoms of Chu of the Warring States and the Han Empire / Michael Loewe; title: The Han Empire and Its Northern Neighbours : The Fascination of the Exotic / Jessica Rawson; title: Archaeological Discoveries Relating to the Maritime Trade of the Kingdom of Nanyue / Hong Quan ; translated by Tao Tao Chang; title: The Imperial Family Members of the Chu Kingdom at Xuzhou; title: Excavations and Studies of the Western Han Tombs of the Chu Kings / Yinde Li ; translated by Nicole T.C. Chiang; title: The Hierarchical Burial System of Han Tombs as Seen in Xuzhou / James C.S. Lin; title: The Semi-Sinicised Kingdom of Nanyue at Guangzhou; title: Archaeological Discoveries of the Nanyue Kingdom / The Museum of the King of Nanyue ; translated by Nicole T.C. Chiang; title: The Unknown Emperor at Guangzhou / James C.S. Lin; title: Burial Practice during the Han Dynasty; title: Feeding in the Afterlife / Roel Sterckx; title: Protection in the Afterlife / James C.S. Lin; title: Catalogue Entries; title: Objects from the Xuzhou Museum; title: Objects from the Museum of the King of Nanyue; title: Appendices: Some Sites of Han Tombs in Xuzhou; title: Glossary of Words and Names.