This comprehensive and absorbing book traces the cultural history of Southeast Asia from prehistoric (especially Neolithic, Bronze-Iron age) times through to the major Hindu and Buddhist civilizations, to around AD 1300. Southeast Asia has recently attracted archaeological attention as the locus for the first recorded sea crossings; as the region of origin for the Austronesian population dispersal across the Pacific from Neolithic times; as an arena for the development of archaeologically-rich Neolithic, and metal using communities, especially in Thailand and Vietnam, and as the backdrop for several unique and strikingly monumental Indic civilizations, such as the Khmer civilization centred around Angkor. Southeast Asia is invaluable to anyone interested in the full history of the region.
Edited by:
Peter Bellwood, Ian Glover Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 816g ISBN:9780415391177 ISBN 10: 0415391172 Publication Date:03 April 2006 Audience:
College/higher education
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A / AS level
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Southeast Asia: From Prehistory to History
'This volume provides an excellent introduction to many of the areas and issues of South-east Asian archaeology.' - Ruth Young