Ancient Southeast Asia / John N. Miksic and Geok Yian Goh.
By: Miksic, John N [author.]
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Contributor(s): Goh, Geok Yian [author.].
Series: Routledge world archaeology.London ; New York, Routledge ©2017Description: xxi, 631 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9780415735537; 9780415735544 (pbk).Subject(s): Southeast Asia -- Antiquities | Southeast Asia -- History -- To 1500DDC classification: 959.01/M58 Other classification: CAS | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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College Library General Reference Section | CAS 959.01/M58 (Browse shelf) | Available | 82751 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-609) and index.
1 Introduction: History, Culture, and Art in Southeast Asia 2 Environments, Languages, Cultures, and People 3 Prehistory: 2 Million to 2 Thousand Years Ago. 4 Protoclassic Period: 1-600 CE 5 Early Classic, 600-900 6 Middle Classic, 900-1200 7 Late Classic, 1200-1400 8 Postclassic, 1400-1600
"Provides readers with a much needed synthesis of the latest discoveries and research in the archaeology of region, presenting the evolution of complex societies in Southeast Asia from the protohistoric period, beginning around 500 BC, to the arrival of British and Dutch colonists in 1600. Well-illustrated throughout, this comprehensive account explores the factors which established Southeast Asia as a region 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 monumental complexes ever constructed"--
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