Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List 0f Appendixes
Preface
Note
Western vs. Eastern Seto
The Mounded Tomb Culture
The Development of Yamato Authority
The Horserider Theory of Stare Formation
The Emergence of the Yamato State
Scope of Study
Part 1. Paddy Field Archaeology
Introduction to Part 1
Nara Basin Geography
A History of Nara Archaeology
Four Kinds of Archaeological Data
Site Definition and Identification
An Indexing System for Site Comparability
Excavated Feature Data
Surface Sites and Survey Interpretation
Factors of Landscape Modification
Site Representativeness
Conclusions to Part 1
Part 2. Nara Basin Settlement
Introduction to Part 2
Introduction
Structural Elements of Early Historic Settlement Patterning
Later Yayoi Communities
Mounded Tomb Territories
Summary
Introduction
General Settlement Patterning
Social Differentiation in Architectural Features
Elite and Commoner Subcultures
Summary
The Kawachi Court Period
The Localization of Production
The Emergence of Clan Society and State Administration
Administration and the Legitimization of Power
Formation of the Yamato State
Conclusions to Part 2
Glossary
Bibliography
Appendixes