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The origins of the civilization of Angkor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Charles Higham  and
Rachanie Thosarat
Charles Higham
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand, charles.higham@macintosh.otago.ac.nz
Rachanie Thosarat
Affiliation:
Fine Arts Department, Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 30110, fad9@loxinfo.co.th
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Extract

The transition to states in mainland Southeast Asia began during the first centuries AD, and has commonly been ascribed to the adoption of Indian religious and political ideas which arrived on the maritime silk route. Recent research on the Khmer language inscriptions dating from 611 AD has revealed strong local traditions underlying the Indic veneer. In assessing these trends to increased social complexity, however, we have lacked insight into late prehistoric culture.

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News and Notes
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Antiquity , Volume 74 , Issue 283 , March 2000 , pp. 27 - 28
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2000

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