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22, 2008: Concluding Vol. 1 of BSEAA (2007), two reprints of early works of Edward Sylester MORSE take us to the very beginning of western interest in Japanese archaeology. Annotated and introduced by Michael MOOS, MORSE’s “Traces of an Early Race in Japan” (1879) and “Dolmens in Japan” (1880) start a small series on Classical Western Writings on East Asian Archaeology and Anthropology in BSEAA that will be continued in the next volume. ("Two Essays on Japanese Archaeology by Edward S. MORSE") November 27, 2007: A major issue in Japanese archaeology, the transition between Yayoi and Kofun cultures raises many questions relating to the emergence of keyhole-shaped mounds, state formation processes, and - needless to say - the whole range of the Yamatai/Yamato problem.
Two new contributions address specific topics in this context: July 4, 2007: Again, Jane OKSBJERG contributes a stimulating field report from the Japanese archipelago. This time she takes us to one of the centres of Kofun period culture in Okayama Prefecture. "The Last Excavation at Shōbuzako Kofun" allows intriguing insight into the development of large scale kofun mounds in ancient Kibi, and what it means for the perception of political power in Late Kofun.
March 3, 2007: I am glad to announce the launching of the first issue of the Bulletin of the Society for East Asian Archaeology (BSEAA). For the inaugural fascicle of BSEAA, I am happy to present two contributions – focussing on Yayoi period archaeology from very different angles –, both of which will surely find their audience among SEAA members and the interested public:
I do hope our first articles trigger a lively discussion among SEAA and the wider public. Please feel free to make use of the FORUM in the Members' Area, or send a small comment for publication in BSEAA. The articles of BSEAA appear online at varying intervals over the year. We are thus trying to diminish the usual delay between submitting a paper and having it published. Volume 1 (2007), in consequence, will see its final fascicle at the end of this year. BSEAA provides a means for publishing smaller manuscripts, such as field reports, project outlines, conference reports, book reviews, museum roundups, and descriptions of places of interest etc., or brief essays on various issues in East Asian archaeology. Contributions from SEAA members, affiliated researchers and members of the interested public are highly welcome. Please share your expertise in the field and have your manuscripts published online at SEAA-web! SEAA members enjoy a pre-reading period of three months for published articles, and will moreover
have access to PDFs of the single articles with fully done layout, as well as to the complete BSEAA PDF version being
prepared at the end of each year. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Michael MOOS for all the extra work he has done for both SEEA-web and BSEAA; without him this website wouldn't work at all.
Barbara Seyock
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