A view from the highlands : archaeology and settlement history of West Sumatra, Indonesia /
"This book analyses the rise of the settlement system in the heartland of the Minangkabau region in the highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It explores the regional settlement pattern arising from Adityavarman's highland interregnum (c. 1347-75), and provides the first attempt to place t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Singapore] :
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute,
2019.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | "This book analyses the rise of the settlement system in the heartland of the Minangkabau region in the highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It explores the regional settlement pattern arising from Adityavarman's highland interregnum (c. 1347-75), and provides the first attempt to place the archaeological remains and the landscape of Tanah Datar ... in a cultural historic synthesis. The core of this research consisted of excavations at Bukit Gombak and Bukit Kincir ... The book consists of detailed studies of metal, ceramics and glass finds by laboratory-based specialists as well as careful descriptions of stone, clay and other finds."--Page 4 of cover |
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| Item Description: | Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9789814843027 9814843024 |
