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8. Ryukyu Trade in the Gusuku and Early Ryukyu Kingdom Periods
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Figures vii
- List of Tables xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- 1. Introduction: The Archaeology of Ryukyu Islanders 1
- 2. The Active Environment of the Ryukyus 17
- 3. Pleistocene Inhabitants 36
- 4. Arriving and Settling: Island Hunter-Gatherer Colonization and Interaction 47
- 5. Surviving in the Archipelago: Island Hunter-Gatherer Subsistence 82
- 6. Exchange Networks and the Lure of Tropical Shells 126
- 7 The Gusuku Period (AD 1050 to 1429): A New Order 145
- 8. Ryukyu Trade in the Gusuku and Early Ryukyu Kingdom Periods 194
- 9. The Early Ryukyu Kingdom (AD 1429 to 1609) 234
- 10. Discussion and Conclusions 273
- Appendix 1: Building a Chronology of Trade Ceramics 293
- Appendix 2: The Successive Rulers of the Chūzan or Ryukyu Kingdom 323
- Glossary of Japanese and Chinese Characters 325
- References Cited 335
- Index 389
- About the Author 397
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Figures vii
- List of Tables xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- 1. Introduction: The Archaeology of Ryukyu Islanders 1
- 2. The Active Environment of the Ryukyus 17
- 3. Pleistocene Inhabitants 36
- 4. Arriving and Settling: Island Hunter-Gatherer Colonization and Interaction 47
- 5. Surviving in the Archipelago: Island Hunter-Gatherer Subsistence 82
- 6. Exchange Networks and the Lure of Tropical Shells 126
- 7 The Gusuku Period (AD 1050 to 1429): A New Order 145
- 8. Ryukyu Trade in the Gusuku and Early Ryukyu Kingdom Periods 194
- 9. The Early Ryukyu Kingdom (AD 1429 to 1609) 234
- 10. Discussion and Conclusions 273
- Appendix 1: Building a Chronology of Trade Ceramics 293
- Appendix 2: The Successive Rulers of the Chūzan or Ryukyu Kingdom 323
- Glossary of Japanese and Chinese Characters 325
- References Cited 335
- Index 389
- About the Author 397