P'i - Tzu - Wo Prehistoric Sites By the River Pi-liu-ho, South Manchuria Archaeologia Orientalis Volume I.

Hamada, Kosaku

Published by The Far- Eastern Archeological Society, Tokyo, Japan, 1929

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Tokyo, Japan: The Far- Eastern Archeological Society, 1929 69 plates (several folding) both in color and sepia,including frontispiece, 41 leaves of full-page text figures, text in Japanese and English. Folio, 13 3/4x10 1/2 inches, 1/2 gilt cloth over printed paper boards, extremities lightly rubbed; internally clean, early gift inscription in ink on front endpaper, rear pastedown with ink stamp "Made in Occupied Japan". Tokyo and Kyoto: The Toa-Kokogaku-Kwai or The Far-Eastern Archeological Society, 1929 Profuse illustrations of Chinese antiquities excavated during a major archeological dig in southern Manchuria in 1927 led by Kosaku Hamada, professor of archeology at, and eventual president of, Kyoto University. in 1917, Hamada was the first archaeology professor at the Kyoto University; and he is credited with the introduction of modern research methods in Japan. His fieldwork included archaeological digs in Japan, Korea and China. Contains full-page and folding plates including maps, excavation activities, and collections of pottery, human bones, ancient coins, implements and weapons made of iron, bronze, stone and bone which were unearthed by the Japanese team. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Thick Folio 12" - 15".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: P'i - Tzu - Wo Prehistoric Sites By the River Pi-liu-ho, South Manchuria Archaeologia Orientalis Volume I.
• Publisher: The Far- Eastern Archeological Society, Tokyo, Japan
• Publication Date: 1929
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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