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The proceedings of the first conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists in Western Europe held at the London Institute of Archaeology in 1986. The 23 papers include : Tingkayu industry in Sabah (P. Bellwood) Molluscan fauna of Ulu Leang 1 (E. Glover) Tripod Pottery Complex in Malaysia; Pigs and Rituals on Bohol Is. Philippines; Plant food remains in pottery (H.E. Hill, J. Evans) ; Vietnamese collections in Brussels (J. Schotsmans) ; VII-VIII cents. in Khmer lands; Gold work from Kota Cina; Vietnamese tiles and trade; - and from Thailand: Hoabinhian cave excavations in Ban Kao (S. Pookajorn) ; Excavations at Obluang; Stone-tool manufacturing in Nan; Pollen evidence for agriculture at Khok Phanom Di; Prehistoric copper smelting (A. Bennett) ; Ban Chiang Chronology (J. C. White) ; Base metal mines and mining (V. Coote); Ban Don Ta Phet, Excavations and Data analysis; Heger 1 kettledrums; Moated settlements in the Mun Basin; Glass and beads at Khuan Lukpad. The volume appears in time for the next (3rd) conference being held in Brussels in December 1990.
The 36 chapters in this collection have been selected to give an overview ofrecent research into prehistoric and early historic archaeology in SoutheastAsia. In the first chapter Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhornof Thailand comments on the significance of the inscriptions from the important Khmer temple, Prasat Phnom Rung in northeastern Thailand. Following this, Professor Charles Higham gives an original and insightful survey of the prehistoric threads linking south China and the countries of modern Southeast Asia.
Using the archaeological record, O'Reilly traces the rise of the state in Southeast Asia in a general synthesis.
Ancient Southeast Asia provides readers with a much needed synthesis of the latest discoveries and research in the archaeology of the region, presenting the evolution of complex societies in Southeast Asia from the protohistoric period, beginning around 500BC, to the arrival of British and Dutch colonists in 1600. Well-illustrated throughout, this comprehensive account explores the factors which established Southeast Asia as an area of unique cultural fusion. Miksic and Goh explore how the local population exploited the abundant resources available, developing maritime transport routes which resulted in economic and cultural wealth, including some of the most elaborate art styles and monumen...
‘This volume brings together a diversity of international scholars, unified in the theme of expanding scientific knowledge about humanity’s past in the Asia-Pacific region. The contents in total encompass a deep time range, concerning the origins and dispersals of anatomically modern humans, the lifestyles of Pleistocene and early Holocene Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers, the emergence of Neolithic farming communities, and the development of Iron Age societies. These core enduring issues continue to be explored throughout the vast region covered here, accordingly with a richness of results as shown by the authors. Befitting of the grand scope of this volume, the individual contributions articulate perspectives from multiple study areas and lines of evidence. Many of the chapters showcase new primary field data from archaeological sites in Southeast Asia. Equally important, other chapters provide updated regional summaries of research in archaeology, linguistics, and human biology from East Asia through to the Western Pacific.’ Mike T. Carson Associate Professor of Archaeology Micronesian Area Research Center University of Guam
Based on recent field research and excavation finds, the contributions in this volume focus on cultural practices and materials which reflect processes of integration, specification and diversification in the prehistory and early history of Southeast Asia. With chapters on the variability and distribution of lithic assemblages, funerary practices, the spread of Neolithic cultures and field agriculture, and the development of Metal Age remains, different approaches are presented to interpret these phenomena in their specific environmental context. Crossing Borders contains 25 papers presented at the 13th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists (EurASEAA). Held in Berlin in 2010, the conference was jointly organized by the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology at the Freie Universitat Berlin and the German Archaeological Institute. The peer-reviewed proceedings bring together archaeologists, art historians and philologists who share a common interest in Southeast Asia's early past.
A fresh and exciting exploration of Southeast Asian history from the 5th to 9th century, seen through the lens of the region's sculpture
This handbook collects expert surveys of the prehistory of Southeast Asia, a two-millennial span that began with the arrival of now extinct humans and ended with the great civilization of Angkor (9th to 15th century).