China and East Africa : Ancient Ties, Contemporary Flows

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China and East Africa
China and East Africa: Ancient Ties, Contemporary Flows
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List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Part I: Ancient Ties
	Chapter 1
	The Emergence of Stone Tool Technology
		Lithic Assemblages
		Oldowan/Mode 1 Stone Tool Technology
		Hypotheses Concerning the Variability
		Cognitive Abilities and Technical Skills
		Early Stone Age in China
		Discussion and Conclusion
		Note
		References
	Chapter 2
	Tracing Prehistoric Trade and Economic Links between the East African Coast and East Asia
		Local Archaeologies Trans-Regional Networks: What We Know and How We Know It
		Looking Forward: Integrating Field and Laboratory Approaches in the Study of East Africa and East Asian Deep History of Interactions
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 3
	Ancient Connections between China and East Africa
		Global Connections: China and Africa
		The Role of Islam in Linking China and East Africa
		Chinese Trade Ceramics Found in East Africa
		Chinese Trade Ceramics Found in East Africa
		Uses of Imported Ceramics in East Africa
		Trade Ceramics as Symbols of Power, Status, and Prestige
		Discussion and Conclusion: Trade Ceramics as Evidence for Early Contact with China
		A Summing Up
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 4
	Life, Death, and Identity of the Early Swahili Peoples of the Kenyan Coast
		Materials and Methods
		Results
		The Dentition in Aging, Health, and Disease
		Population Affinities: The Skeletal and Dental Evidence
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 5
	China, East Africa, and Incipient Globalization in the First Millennium CE
		Archaeological Evidence of Contact and Connections between China and East Africa
		Sino-Kenya Archaeological Project
		Coinage, Currency, and Trade
		East African Exports to China
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 6
	Siyu Intertwined Exchange Networks from the Early Beginnings to the Fifteenth Century
		Siyu in Historical Perspective
		Origins and Identity Formation of Siyu
		Economy, Production, and Exchange
		Siyu and Its Environments
		Trade Pottery and Beads
		Discussion and Conclusion
		Note
		References
	Chapter 7
	Unraveling the Links between the Tanzania’s Coast and Ancient China
		Historical and Archaeological Research along the Coast of Tanzania
		Documentary and Archaeological Evidence Indicative of Tanzania-China Connections
		Kunduchi Ruins Site
		Discussion and Conclusion
		Note
		References
	Chapter 8
	Chinese Porcelain as Proxy for Understanding Early Globalization between China and Eastern Africa
		The Medieval Port Town of Mtwapa (ca. 1000–1750 CE)
		Sample Preparation and Analysis
		Results and Discussion
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 9
	The Sources of East African Chinese Longquan Celadon and Imitation Celadon
		Analytical Methods
		Results and Discussion
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 10
	The Consumption of Glass Beads in Ancient Swahili East Africa
		The Archaeological Site of Manda
		The Beads in Archaeology
		The Evidence for Bead Production and Consumption at Manda
		Bead Making and Consumption at Manda
		Glass Beads Consumption
		Analytical Research
		Analytical Results
		Lead Glass
		Discussion
		Conclusion
		References
Part II: Contemporary Flows
	Chapter 11
	Six Hundred Years of Harmony
		Trade and Economic Exchange between China and Africa
		Comparing and Contrasting Ancient and Contemporary China-Africa Policies
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 12
	Impacts of Chinese Influence in Contemporary East Africa
		Chinese Investments in Kenya
		The Chinese are Coming, Learn Mandarin Quickly
		Soft Power and Diplomatic Power
		What Does China Have to Gain?
		Why Has Africa Turned to China?
		Kenyan Perspectives about the Chinese?
		Growing Unease as Chinese Influence Rises
		Other Negative Aspects: Poaching
		The Intertwined Relations of Kenya and China
		The Future of China-Africa Relationships
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 13
	Becoming Mitumba
		“Fake” Charities and Real Businesses
		Producing Mitumba: Strategies for Price-setting and Processing Used Clothing Bales
		Wholesale and Distribution of Used Clothing Bales
		Note
		Reference
	Chapter 14
	The Potentials, Opportunities, and Challenges of Underwater Cultural Heritage for Understanding Early Global Networks
		Ancient International Maritime Contacts with East African Coast
		Potential for Underwater Archaeology in Eastern Africa
		Maritime Archaeological Potential in Kenya
		Maritime Archaeological Potential in Lamu
		Maritime Archaeological Potential in Malindi
		Maritime Archaeological Potential in Mombasa
		Maritime Structures and Practices
		Opportunities in Underwater Cultural Heritage in Kenya
		Development of Maritime Museum and UCH Trails
		Challenges in the Management of UCH in Eastern Africa
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 15
	Opportunities and Challenges of Preserving Cultural Relics in a Globalized World
		System of Separation of Cultural Relic Protection and Market Economy.
		Incentives and Guarantees of the Economic Gain
		Cultural Heritage and Economic Construction
		Summary and Conclusion
		Note
		References
	Chapter 16
	China and East Africa Ancient Ties and Contemporary Flows
		The Research Framework
		Ties and Flows: The Narrative Thread
		Great Opportunity and Important Implications
		References
	Index
	About the Editors and Contributors