Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Maps vii
4. Author’s Note ix
5. Acknowledgements xiii
6. Introduction: The World of the Afterlife xix
7. Part I Building and Dwelling, 3200– 1200 BC
8. 1. The Mystery of Jade 1
9. 2. A Disrupted Banquet 31
10. 3. The Warrior with the Bronze Hand 59
11. Part II The Language of Objects, 1200– 700 BC
12. 4. Sacrifices in a Hidden Land 91
13. 5. The Gift Economy at Baoji 119
14. 6 Innovations and Heirlooms 149
15. Part III Converging Cultures, 700– 300 BC
16. 7. The Steppe Frontier 177
17. 8 Circling South 205
18. 9 The Orchestra of Zeng 233
19. 10. A Kingdom by Design 269
20. Part IV Conquest on Horseback, 300– 221 bc
21. 11. Catacombs and Chariots 301
22. 12. The Everlasting Army 327
23. Epilogue: Lives Long Buried 361
24. List of Tombs 365
25. List of Illustrations 369
26. Notes 383
27. Further Reading 471
28. Index 475