| Professor Scarpari's authoritative text, illustrated with around 400 photographs of ancient artefacts, traces the history of early China from the Neolithic period (8500-1700 BCE) to the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties (221 BCE-907 CE). The book examines aspects of social organization and everyday life such as religious belief, politics, the family and warfare, and explores the most important archaeological sites, including the Mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, with its terracotta army, and the spectacular Buddhist cave temples. No jacket.
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