Early landscapes of Myanmar / Elizabeth H. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Elizabeth H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Burma--Antiquities.

Burma.

Antiquities.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Burma.

Human ecology--Burma.

Physical Description:

271 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Bangkok : Published and distributed by River Books, 2007.

Summary:

This book describes the emergence of the Buddhist landscapes of Myanmar. The authoritative text is framed by the artefacts, sites and ecology of Upper and Lower Myanmar, with coverage of the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze-iron chiefdoms that preceded Hindu-Buddhist walled polities of the first millennium AD. Views and descriptions of sites, many not published in English before, include Letpanchibaw, Htaukmagon-Moegyobyin, Badigon, Tagaung, Halin, Sriksetra, Thaton and Dawei.

The author's extensive fieldwork with Myanmar academics over the last decade brings an original perspective on the catalysts that structure landscape interaction, enabling expansion of agriculture, resource utilization and international trade networks. While the book's primary focus is the archaeology of Myanmar, this is linked to Yunnan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Asia. The central theme, however, remains the relationship between man and the environment; flexibility was the norm as seasons changed, rivers meandered and seasonal lakes formed, creating the shallow flooded terrain conducive to the early development of wet-rice cultivation, bronze-iron technology and brick-walled sites. Social changes later accelerated with the rise of the state but the author concludes that the most profound transformations were already in place in the first millennium AD landscape of Upper and Lower Myanmar. Profusely illustrated with site plans, site views, maps and artefacts, this book is aimed at encouraging research into the many new areas thrown up by its ground-breaking text. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Geography 33

Chapter 2 Hunter-gatherers 46

Chapter 3 Neolithic 56

Chapter 4 Chindwin and Samon Chiefdoms 86

Chapter 5 'Pyu' and 'Mon' 129

Chapter 6 The Early Landscape 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-261) and index.

ISBN:

9749863313

9789749863312

9789749863121

9749863127

OCLC:

81453645