Ancient Southeast Asia

Ancient Southeast Asia 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 500 BC to 1600 AD. Well-illustrated throughout, this comprehensive account explores the factors which established Southeast Asia as a region of unique cultural fusion. The book's broad geographical and temporal coverage provides readers with the context needed to understand this staggeringly diverse region. Offering key opportunities for comparative research with other centres of early socio-economic complexity, it establishes the region's importance in world history.

John N. Miksic is a Professor at the Southeast Asian Studies Department of the National University of Singapore. Goh Geok Yian is an Associate Professor at the History Programme of the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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