"This is the first study that adopts a comprehensive, thorough, and interdisciplinary approach toward early Chinese lost-wax castings. With more than 80 images,

"This is the first study that adopts a comprehensive, thorough, and interdisciplinary approach toward early Chinese lost-wax castings. With more than 80 images,

A thought-provoking book on the archaeology of power, knowledge, social memory, and the emergence of classical tradition in early China.

This text covers the early experimentation with metals and alloys and on production of metal artifacts which helps to understand the emergence of early Chinese

The history of China is a history of warfare. Rarely in its 3,000-year existence has the country not been beset by war, rebellion, or raids. Warfare was a prima