The archaeology of Japan : from the earliest rice farming villages to the rise of the state

1. Introduction: the beginning of everything? 2. A tale of co-transformation: the history of modern Japan and the archaeology of the Yayoi and Kofun periods 3. Frameworks 4. Environment and the East Asian context 5. Beginnings: from the Incipient Yayoi (900/600 BC) to the Late Yayoi I periods (400/200 BC) 6. An archaeology of growth: from the Final Yayoi I (400/200 BC) to the end of the Yayoi IV (AD 1/50) 7. An archaeology of hierarchisation: from the final Yayoi IV to the Yayoi V periods (AD 1/50~200) 8. An archaeology of networks: the Yayoi-Kofun transition (the Shonai pottery style and the earliest Furu pottery style phase, AD 200~250/275) 9. An archaeology of monuments: the Early Kofun (AD 275~400) and Middle Kofun periods (AD 400~500) 10. An archaeology of bureaucracy: the Later Kofun period (AD 500~600) 11. An archaeology of governance: the establishment of the Ten'no emperor (AD 600~700) 12. Conclusion.