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China and East Africa
China and East Africa: Ancient Ties, Contemporary Flows
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Contents
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