The Early Modern Economy, East Asia 1500-1700AD. This project aims to gauge the extent to which East Asian society was incorporated into the early phases of the global economy using high-resolution geochemical ceramic analysis to integrate shipwreck, production and stylistic classes. The development of globalized economic systems beginning in the 16th century unleashed a profound and accelerating transformation of the social, political and ecological landscape of the modern period. While the Eu ....The Early Modern Economy, East Asia 1500-1700AD. This project aims to gauge the extent to which East Asian society was incorporated into the early phases of the global economy using high-resolution geochemical ceramic analysis to integrate shipwreck, production and stylistic classes. The development of globalized economic systems beginning in the 16th century unleashed a profound and accelerating transformation of the social, political and ecological landscape of the modern period. While the European contribution to the early modern phase of this transformation has been exhaustively studied, relatively little is known about the timing and extent of the Asian response to this new economic juncture.Read moreRead less