Paleoanthropology and Paleolithic Archaeology in the People's Republic of China [Hardcover]

Wu Rukang (Editor), John W. Olsen (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0126017204 | ISBN-13: 978-0126017205 | Publication Date: February 28, 1985 | Edition: First Edition

This book represents the first comprehensive attempt to bring to western scholarship the great advances made in Paleolithic archaeology and palaeoanthropology in the People’s Republic of China. The 15 chapters are devoted to a historical overview of past and recent studies, the development of chronological frameworks, the composition and stratigraphy of vertebrate fauna, the pongid and hominid palaeontological records, and Pleistocene prehistoric archaeology. Maps, illustrations and tables illustrate the materials presented here.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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This volume is the first comprehensive attempt to bring to western scholarship the advances made in Paleolithic archaeology and palaeoanthropology in the People’s Republic of China. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Wu Rukang is at the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.

John Olsen is at the Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Left Coast Press, Inc.; First Edition edition (February 28, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0126017204
• ISBN-13: 978-0126017205
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,193,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)