A regional analysis of the Kaya polities in Korea: Chronology, economy, and sociopolitical interactions in systemic perspective
Kwon, Hack Soo
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Title
A regional analysis of the Kaya polities in Korea: Chronology, economy, and sociopolitical interactions in systemic perspective
Author(s)
Kwon, Hack Soo
Issue Date
1991
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Riley, Thomas J.
Department of Study
Anthropology
Discipline
Anthropology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Anthropology, Archaeology
Language
eng
Abstract
Recent excavations in the Kaya region, Korea have yielded a large body of new data that requires a synthetic approach to a new chronology and reconstruction of the Kaya societies in economic and socio-political aspects. Based on the systemic concept and polythetic nature of archaeological culture, the whole ceramic assemblages from Kaya graves were analyzed in multi-dimensional scaling which resulted in the five Kaya phases and one post-Kaya phase. Comparisons of the similarity in ceramic assemblages on the regional scale presented a new perspective of socio-political interactions among Kaya polities. Physical environment, agricultural productivity, and exchange system were examined to explain the development of multiple peer polities in the riverine area. These implications were incorporated in an evolutionary model in a regional perspective which emphasizes systemic relationships among spatial units.
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