The Archaeology of the Tibetan Plateau

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Jade D'Alpoim Guedes (University of Washington) Mark Aldenderfer (University of California, Merced)

The Archaeology of the Tibetan Plateau

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Jade D'Alpoim Guedes (University of Washington), Mark Aldenderfer (University of California, Merced)

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Cambridge University Press
30 April 2026

Prehistoric archaeology; Landscape archaeology

Series: Cambridge World Archaeology

The Archaeology of the Tibetan Plateau offers a comprehensive survey of past and recent research on the prehistory of the plateau, from its early peopling to the eve of the foundation of the Tibetan Empire in the 7th C. The first English language book-length study of the Tibetan past, it is organized around eight chapters that describe modern and ancient environments, historical speculations about ancient Tibet by mystics, fascists, and contemporary scholars, evidence of the first peoples to live and thrive on the plateau, the arrival of the domesticated plants and animals that transformed the subsistence economy, and the emergence of early forms of status and prestige. The book concludes with a discussion of how the past informs environmental conservation and heritage preservation and explores how archaeological data are used by the Chinese state to create an alternative vision of the Tibetan past is at odds with indigenous Tibetan perspectives.

By: Jade D'Alpoim Guedes (University of Washington), Mark Aldenderfer (University of California, Merced)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 916g
ISBN: 9781108481878
ISBN 10: 1108481876
Series: Cambridge World Archaeology
Pages: 404
Publication Date: 30 April 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jade D'Alpoim Guedes is Assistant Professor of anthropology at the University of Washington. She has worked on the Tibetan plateau for the past fifteen years, and co-directives international, collaborative community archaeological project in the Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve with speakers of Sharkog Tibetan. Mark Aldenderfer is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship Endowed Chair in the department of anthropology at the University of California, Merced. An archaeologist of high altitude cultural and biological adaptions, he has worked on the Ethiopian, Andean, and Tibetan plateaus. He is the author and co-editor of 11 monographs and over 150 scholarly papers.