East Asia (Geographic Keyword)
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This resource is an application for the Conference Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation. The World Archaeological Congress (WAC) is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization whose members seek to promote interest in the past in all countries, to encourage the development of regionally-based histories and to foster international academic interaction. Its aims are based on the need to recognize the historical and social roles as well as the political context of archaeology, and the need...
China Vegetation Atlas (2001)
his atlas is another summary result of the publication of "Chinese Vegetation" and other monographs by the vegetation ecology workers in China for more than 40 years. It is a basic map of the country's natural resources and natural conditions. It reflects in detail the distribution, horizontal zonality, and vertical zonal distribution patterns of 11 vegetation types, 54 vegetation types of 796 and subgroups, and reflects more than 2,000 plant dominant species in China. This Atlas consists of...
Crops Across Eurasia (2018)
Database of appearance of crops, period of use and associated radiocarbon dates across Eurasia
Datasets used for d'Alpoim Guedes and Bocinsky (In Review)
This collection contains the datasets used to support d'Alpoim Guedes and Bocinsky (In Review). It contains: 1.) the China Vegetation Atlas 2.) A database containing records for appearance and period of usage of crops across Eurasia.
Intimate Institutions: Psychiatry, Family, and the Rise of Biopolitical Paternalism in Contemporary China (WGF - Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship) (2020)
This resource is an application for the Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Wenner-Gren Foundation. "Intimate Institutions: Psychiatry, Family, and the Rise of Biopolitical Paternalism in Contemporary China" examines families' involvement in the care and management of persons diagnosed with serious mental illnesses in China, especially during the recent mental health legal reform. Over the last three decades, most psychiatric inpatients in China have been hospitalized against their will, by...
The origins of oriental civilization (1959)
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Ornaments as Indicators of Social Changes in Northeastern Taiwan before and after the European Colonial Period (2021)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Islands of Time (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The European expansion to the east in the 16th century led to many places becoming trading centers or European colonies, where imperial powers often caused substantial transformations of Indigenous societies. However, direct European colonial rule was rare and limited in many parts of East Asia. Long-lasting indirect impacts on Indigenous...
Palaeolithic Archaeology and Stone Artefacts in East and Southeast Asia: Harmonizing Approaches to Promote Archaeological Science (WGF - Workshop Grant) (2019)
This resource is an application for the Workshop Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation. The aim of the workshop is to provide a forum for discussion among experts in stone artefact archaeology for the Palaeolithic period in East and Southeast Asia in order harmonize our methods and interpretive frameworks. Currently, scholars from several different countries and academic backgrounds work on this subject. The high diversity of current approaches impedes progress on important research questions...