From distant tales : archaeology and ethnohistory in the Highlands of Sumatra / edited by Dominik Bonatz ... [et.al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bonatz, Dominik.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Indonesia--Sumatra.

Archaeology.

Sumatra (Indonesia)--History.

Sumatra (Indonesia).

Sumatra (Indonesia)--Historia.

Local Subjects:

Sumatra (Indonesia)--Historia.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (525 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the most comprehensive book devoted to Sumatra in more than half a century. It summarizes earlier studies, and provides a huge amount of new knowledge for the first time in readily accessible form. Sumatra is one of the world's largest islands, rich in flora and fauna, minerals and timber, and located at the midpoint of the maritime route between China and India. These are ideal conditions for the creation of a fascinating history. Sumatra has played a major role in world trade for 2,...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; INTRODUCTION; PART I; THE DAWN OF HUMANITY IN SUMATRA; THE NEOLITHIC IN THE HIGHLANDS OF SUMATRA; HIGHLAND-LOWLAND CONNECTIONS IN JAMBI, SOUTH SUMATRA, AND WEST SUMATRA, 11TH TO 14TH CENTURIES; PART II; IS THERE A BATAK HISTORY?; CERAMICS, CLOTH, IRON, AND SALT; ETHNICITY AND COLONIZATION IN NORTHEAST SUMATRA; THE ROLE OF LOCAL INFORMANTS IN THE MAKING OF THE IMAGE OF "CANNIBALISM" IN NORTH SUMATRA; PART III; THE MEGALITHS AND THE POTTERY; ADITYAWARMAN'S HIGHLAND KINGDOM; TAMBO KERINCI; PIAGAM SERAMPAS; SETTLEMENT HISTORIES OF SERAMPAS

SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND MOBILITY IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVEKERINCI'S LIVING PAST; KERINCI TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE; THE MEANING OF THE RAINFOREST FOR THE SUKU ANAK DALAM IN JAMBI; PART IV; MOUNDS, TOMBS, AND TALES; SOUTHEAST SUMATRA IN PROTOHISTORIC AND SRIVIJAYA TIMES; FROM BUKIT SEGUNTANG TO LAHAT; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612413391

9781282413399

1282413392

9781443807845

1443807842

OCLC:

830168348