{"product_id":"sacred-texts-and-buried-treasures-issues-in-the-historical-archaeology-of-ancient-japan-9780824820305","title":"Sacred Texts and Buried Treasures: Issues in the Historical Archaeology of Ancient Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese have long sought inspiration and legitimacy from the written record of their ancient past. The shaping of bygone eras to contemporary agendas began at least by the early eighth century  when the first court histories  namely the Kojiki and the Nihon shoki  were compiled.  Since the late nineteenth century  historians have extensively mined these texts and other written evidence and by the late 1970s had nearly exhausted their meager sources. Fortunately for all those interested in uncovering the origins of Japanese civilization  archaeologists have been hard at work. Today  thanks to this postwar \"archaeology boom \" Japan historians have never been closer to recreating the lives of prehistoric peasants  ancient princes  and medieval samurai.  Sacred Texts and Buried Treasures offers substantial new insights into early Japanese history (A.D. 100-800) through an integrated discussion of historical texts and archaeological artifacts. It contends that the rich archaeological discoveries of the past few decades permit scholars to develop far more satisfactory interpretations of ancient Japan than was possible when they were heavily dependent on written sources.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953347452981,"sku":"ByrdShop_0824820304","price":42.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780824820305.jpg?v=1788185963","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/sacred-texts-and-buried-treasures-issues-in-the-historical-archaeology-of-ancient-japan-9780824820305","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}