The Archaeology of Mainland Southeast Asia

This important new synthesis focuses on the social world of early mainland Southeast Asia.

Autorentext
Charles Higham and Amphan Kijngam

Zusammenfassung
Southeast Asia was the scene of one of the world's major civilisations, that of Angkor, until it was sacked in the early fifteenth century. Recent archaeological excavations revealed the region's dynamic development. This book focuses on the social world of early mainland Southeast Asia, beginning at its occupation, 12,000 years ago by hunters and gatherers.

Inhalt
List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Chronological table; 1. Introduction; 2. Hunter-gatherer communities and early domestication; 3. The expansion of domestic communities; 4. The end of autonomy and emergence of chiefdoms; 5. The development of mandalas; 6. The Angkorian Mandala; 7. Concluding remarks; References; Index.

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