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East Asian evergreen forest culture (theory)
An academic term in cultural anthropology and archaeology, referring to a hypothesized cultural complex associated with the evergreen broadleaf forest zone of East Asia.
照葉樹林文化論は、東アジアの文化史を考える上で重要な仮説の一つです。
The evergreen forest culture theory is one of the important hypotheses for considering the cultural history of East Asia.
Compound of 照葉樹林 (evergreen broadleaf forest) and 文化 (culture). The term was coined in Japanese academic discourse.