Current studies of Neolithic and Bronze Age ground stone tools in China focus upon
typology with little emphasis on issues such as manufacturing techniques or craft …

This chapter focuses on one of the most common craft products, ground stone tools, which
were the principal objects made during the Neolithic and Bronze Age in China. It explores …

The political, economic, ideological, and symbolic roles that stone tools and their production
have played in many contexts have been clearly shown in archaeological and ethnographic …

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This article outlines recent advances in establishing and understanding the prehistoric
sequence in mainland Southeast Asia. Research has been unevenly distributed, varying …

As an important part of the lithic artifact manufacturing system, lithic raw materials
exploitation reflects several attributes of prehistoric humans, including environmental …

Research into pottery production typically emphasizes the study of pottery itself, with less
attention given to the organization of pottery production within prehistoric communities …

The production of pottery in East Asia can be traced back to approximately 20,000 years
ago. Hunter-gatherer communities utilised pottery for many years before transitioning to …

The nature of Paleolithic cultures in South China and their relationship with mainland
Southeast Asia remains ill-defined. The lithic industry of South China has been …

The character of lithic industries in southwest China is still unclear due to the limited number
of dated and well-studied sites reported. Although a diversity of prehistoric cultures in this …