Hepu Han Tombs

“Hepu’s rich archaeological record provides further opportunities to identify spatial and temporal patterning in the material culture, thus permitting a better understanding of the socio-political dimensions of differential access to the Maritime Silk Road. Hepu Han Tombs succeeds in introducing the notable advances that Hepu archaeology has made over the past decades. As it does, the book also points to the research potential that Hepu—and southeast China more broadly—holds for a range of further investigations … .” (Francis Allard, Asian Perspectives, The Journal of Archaeology and the Pacific, Vol. 63 (1), 2024)