The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology: Celebrated Discoveries from The People`s Republic of China

Chinese archaeological discoveries of the last fifty years have transformed previous notions of the origins of Chinese civilization and art. This book presents an astonishing range of findings--more than 200 works of art in jade, stone, ivory, bone, pottery, bronze, lacquer, bamboo, gold, and silver from the period 5000 B.C. to 900 A.D.--that show how culture flowered not only in the Yellow River Valley but throughout ancient China.

The book is 584 pages with 48 B&W + 372 color illustrations and the book size is 9 5/8 x 12 1/8.