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This book first traces the evolution of Chinese culture, which has a triple structure. It traces back to the economic basis of the formation of Chinese culture and analyzes the pattern of the formation of Chinese civilization. The book goes deep into the level of cultural genes, explores the origin of Chinese culture, and discusses the construction of contemporary Chinese culture in combination with the general trend of historical process.
Contents
Part I: An Archaeological Perspective.- Chapter 1: The Mindset of Archaeology.- Chapter 2: The Secret of Archaeological Inference.- Chapter 3: What are Inside Objects?.- Chapter 4: Long Duration's Charm.- Part II Cultural Origins.- Chapter 5: Insights from Prehistory: How Did Humans Evolve?.- Chapter 6: Back to the Mousterian Puzzle: The Mystery of Stone Tools.- Chapter 7: Crossing Eurasia: The Altai Paleolithic.- Chapter 8: The Origin of Division of Labor and Exchange.- Chapter 9: The Story of Longquan Cave.- Chapter 10: The Drunken Archaeologist.- Chapter 11: Return from Tongtian Cave: Reflections on Cultural Modernity.- Chapter 12: Contemplating the Origin of Spirituality.- Chapter 13: Archaeological Reflections on Plagues.- Chapter 14: Technology, Society, and Consequences.- Part III: Agriculture and the Origins of Civilization.- Chapter 15: Looking Back at the Agricultural Age.- Chapter 16: Reflections on Sociality.- Chapter 17: The Archaeology of Social Networks.- Chapter 18: TheSocial Evolution of the Feast.- Chapter 19: Yumin: The Beginning of the Steppe Neolithic.- Chapter 20: Diffusion, Exchange, and Competition in Prehistoric Chinese Agriculture.- Chapter 21: Reflections on Prehistoric Economics: Social Conflicts and the Origins of Agriculture.- Chapter 22: The Spatial Expression of Social Power.- Chapter 23: Tracing Chinese Civilization as a System.- Chapter 24: Why is Xia a problem?.- Chapter 25: The Cultural Ecotones: An Important Link in the Cultural Landscape of Prehistoric China.- Chapter 26: The Origins of Chinese Civilization from a Pluralistic Perspective.- Part IV: The Formation and Inheritance of Cultural Genes.- Chapter 27: What Makes Cultural Genes Possible?.- Chapter 28: General Trends.- Chapter 29: The Cultural Genes of Prehistoric China.- Chapter 30: The Early Roots of Chinese Cultural Genes.- Chapter 31: The Spiritual Core of the Cultural Gene.- Chapter 32: Culture as a Form.- Chapter 33: Materiality and Material Consumption.- Chapter 34: Cloud Broadcasting and the Inheritance of Traditional Culture.- Chapter 35: Traveling Through Time and Space.- Chapter 36: The Chinese-Style Wonderful Life.- Chapter 37: Sjara-osso-gol: The Sustainable Development of a Resource-Based Region.- Chapter 38: Why is Involution Not a Problem.- Chapter 39: Archaeology as Cultural Construction.
