Sarah Nelson's book surveys Korean prehistory from the earliest paleolithic settlers, perhaps half a million years ago, through the formation of the Three Kingdoms and on to the creation of United Silla in AD 668, when the peninsula was largely united for the first time. The author treats the development of state-level societies and their relationship to polities in Japan and China, and the development of a Korean ethnic identity. Emphasizing the particular features of the region, the author dispels the notion that the culture and traditions of Korea are pale imitations of those of its neighbors, China and Japan.
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'There is no question but that Sarah Nelson's book is an important contribution to the English-language literature dealing with East Asian prehistory.' John W. Olsen, University of Arizona
'This long-awaited and much-needed book is a welcome addition to the teaching materials for East Asian archaeology ... a solid introduction to the archaeology of the peninsula from the Palaeolithic through the Three Kingdoms era.' Gina Barnes, University of Cambridge
'I warmly recommend this book both as an essential source of general information on Korean archaeology, and for its discussion of social and political issues which are of great relevance to understanding contemporary Korea.' James H. Grayson, Asian Affairs
'... the author has succeeded in placing Korea on the 'map of world archaeology'.' Antiquity
'This long-awaited and much-needed book is a welcome addition to the teaching materials for East Asian archaeology ... a solid introduction to the archaeology of the peninsula from the Palaeolithic through the Three Kingdoms era.' Gina Barnes, University of Cambridge
'I warmly recommend this book both as an essential source of general information on Korean archaeology, and for its discussion of social and political issues which are of great relevance to understanding contemporary Korea.' James H. Grayson, Asian Affairs
'... the author has succeeded in placing Korea on the 'map of world archaeology'.' Antiquity
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A survey of Korean prehistory from the earliest paleolithic settlers through the formation of the Three Kingdoms and the creation of United Silla in AD 668 dispels the notion that Korean culture and traditions are imitative of China and Japan.
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Ok, so before I picked this book up I didn't even know what Jomon-pottery was, and while I read this book I had to make frequent reference to wikipedia. However, I really did learn a lot about the archaeology of Korea while I read it.
I guess due to the nature of the evidence, pottery was covered in special depth, and other kinds of artifacts were related to the pottery. I especially appreciated the cautious speculations about religion in stone-age and bronze-age Korea; that's why I read the book. Now, when I visit a museum here in Korea, even if I can't understand the labels, I know what I'm looking at pretty well: that's another big bonus for me. It's a few years old now. I think that genetic work probably sheds some light on the migrations into the peninsula, and there must've been a lot of archaeological research since this book has been written. Soon, I hope, North Korea will open up a bit and more research will go on there; the sites there are probably very interesting. I hope a more updated version comes out sometime soon. The bibliography was also very helpful to me. I have no idea what a well-informed scholar would make of this book, however; and when I read reviews by people who don't know about things that I know about, I can tell... UPDATE: I've now discovered Gina L. Barnes' "The Rise of Civilization in East Asia: The Archaeology of China, Korea and Japan." I highly recommend it. It's easier to read, somehow inherently more interesting, and the regional coverage adds a lot of useful context. It spans a greater time period with less detail, but its fascinating insights really do make up for the loss of detail. Unless for some reason you are definitely interested in Nelson's book, I recommend Barnes.
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Korean archaeology is important not only for understanding the unique sequences of prehistoric events in East Asia, but also for the light it can shed on cultural process. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
southern style dolmens, anvil hurling, polished stone knives, stone cist burials, polished stone daggers, shell mound sites, jar burials, megalithic period, stone cists, mounded tombs, reaping knives, ondol floor, megalithic age, net sinkers, early paleolithic, squared spirals, east coast sites, pit tombs, tanged points, bronze artifacts, iron artifacts, globular jars, burial gifts, plain pottery, burial styles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Three Kingdoms, Early Villages, Yellow Sea, East Asia, North Korean, South Korea, National Museum of Korea, Soviet Maritime, Kim Won-yong, North Han, Wiman Choson, United Silla, Samguk Yusa, Gold Crown Tomb, Han Chinese, Samguk Sagi, After Choi, After Kim, After Sohn, Fukui Cave, Isong Sansong, Juam Dam, King Munyong, Middle Pleistocene, Seoul National University New!
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Korean archaeology is important not only for understanding the unique sequences of prehistoric events in East Asia, but also for the light it can shed on cultural process. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
southern style dolmens, anvil hurling, polished stone knives, stone cist burials, polished stone daggers, shell mound sites, jar burials, megalithic period, stone cists, mounded tombs, reaping knives, ondol floor, megalithic age, net sinkers, early paleolithic, squared spirals, east coast sites, pit tombs, tanged points, bronze artifacts, iron artifacts, globular jars, burial gifts, plain pottery, burial styles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Three Kingdoms, Early Villages, Yellow Sea, East Asia, North Korean, South Korea, National Museum of Korea, Soviet Maritime, Kim Won-yong, North Han, Wiman Choson, United Silla, Samguk Yusa, Gold Crown Tomb, Han Chinese, Samguk Sagi, After Choi, After Kim, After Sohn, Fukui Cave, Isong Sansong, Juam Dam, King Munyong, Middle Pleistocene, Seoul National University New!
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