This book addresses the controversy over the origins of the Bronze Age of Southeast Asia. Charles Higham provides a systematic and regional presentation of the current evidence. He suggests that the adoption of metallurgy in the region followed a period of growing exchange with China. Higham then traces the development of Bronze Age cultures, identifying regionality and innovation, and suggesting how and why distinct cultures developed. This book is the first comprehensive study of the period, placed within a broader comparative framework.
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"An indispensable work for those interested in archaeology at all levels." C.C. Lamberg-Karlovsky, Choice
"Higham is to be congratulated for having integrated an enormous amount of data, based on over two decades of fieldwork in eastern and northeastern Thailand, as well as extensive travels in Southeast Asia and China, into one very readable text." Rasmi Shoocongdej, Crossroads
"Higham is to be congratulated for having integrated an enormous amount of data...into one readable text. ...this volume will remain an essential reference for scholars and students for some time to come." Crossroads
"Higham is to be congratulated for having integrated an enormous amount of data, based on over two decades of fieldwork in eastern and northeastern Thailand, as well as extensive travels in Southeast Asia and China, into one very readable text." Rasmi Shoocongdej, Crossroads
"Higham is to be congratulated for having integrated an enormous amount of data...into one readable text. ...this volume will remain an essential reference for scholars and students for some time to come." Crossroads
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Suggesting that the adoption of metallurgy in Southeast Asia followed a period of growing exchange with China, this study traces the development of Bronze Age cultures in the region. It identifies regionality and innovation, as well as how and why distinct cultures developed.
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In societies like the US, that are predominantly descended from European cultures, more is known about the Bronze Age in Europe and the Middle East than elsewhere. So this book is a nice counterbalance. It shows what is currently known about places in south east Asia, when the Greeks were in their golden age and before Rome was powerful.
The book's illustrations of recovered figurines and other artifacts reveals a high degree of sophistication in metalworking and pottery. Equal in skill to the best that Greece or Egypt could make. The agricultural abilities were also widespread. Several crops were extensively cultivated; enough to support urban centres. There are also indications of trade within the region. Pity that time has left us so few tangible records.
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From their hub in the eastern Himalayas, a series of the world's great rivers radiate like the spokes of a wheel. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stone adzeheads, cowrie containers, shell disc heads, mortuary phase, sandstone moulds, bronze grave goods, socketed hoes, mortuary wealth, shell disc beads, local bronze industry, bivalve moulds, late neolithic communities, axe mould, bronze artefacts, exotic bronzes, moated sites, crucible fragments, bronze tradition, polished stone adzes, iron artefacts, clay anvils, socketed axes, chronometric hygiene, moated settlements, bronze bracelets Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Southeast Asia, Ban Chiang, Dong Son, Non Nok Tha, Nong Nor, Red River, Phung Nguyen, Khorat Plateau, Mekong Valley, Non Pa Wai, Ban Don Ta Phet, Samrong Sen, Hong Kong, Yunnan Plateau, Huanghe Valley, Ban Kao, Viet Khe, Dong Dau, Mun Valley, Non Dua, Chao Phraya, Ban Prasat, Mekong River, Phu Lon, Nil Kham Haeng New!
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From their hub in the eastern Himalayas, a series of the world's great rivers radiate like the spokes of a wheel. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stone adzeheads, cowrie containers, shell disc heads, mortuary phase, sandstone moulds, bronze grave goods, socketed hoes, mortuary wealth, shell disc beads, local bronze industry, bivalve moulds, late neolithic communities, axe mould, bronze artefacts, exotic bronzes, moated sites, crucible fragments, bronze tradition, polished stone adzes, iron artefacts, clay anvils, socketed axes, chronometric hygiene, moated settlements, bronze bracelets Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Southeast Asia, Ban Chiang, Dong Son, Non Nok Tha, Nong Nor, Red River, Phung Nguyen, Khorat Plateau, Mekong Valley, Non Pa Wai, Ban Don Ta Phet, Samrong Sen, Hong Kong, Yunnan Plateau, Huanghe Valley, Ban Kao, Viet Khe, Dong Dau, Mun Valley, Non Dua, Chao Phraya, Ban Prasat, Mekong River, Phu Lon, Nil Kham Haeng New!
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- Early South East Asia: Essays in Archaeology, History, and Historical Geography (School of Oriental & African Studies) by R. B. Smith on 5 pages
- Southeast Asia: Documents of Political Development and Change by Roger M. Smith on 5 pages
- Ancient Chinese and Southeast Asian Bronze Age Cultures (2 Volume Set) by David Bulbeck on 4 pages
- Specialization, Exchange and Complex Societies (New Directions in Archaeology) by Elizabeth M. Brumfiel in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Origins of Chinese Civilization (Studies on China) by David N. Keightley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Archaeology of Asia (Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology) by Miriam T. Stark on page 13, page 34, and page 253
- Eden in the East: The Drowned Continent of Southeast Asia by Stephen Oppenheimer in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Southeast Asia: From Prehistory to History by Peter Bellwood on page 65, and page 85
- Postcolonial Vietnam: New Histories of the National Past (a John Hope Franklin Center Book) by Patricia M. Pelley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology) by Marc Oxenham on page 88, and page 287
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