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Late Prehistoric and Early Historic Exchange Patterns in the Phimai Region, Thailand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2011

David J. Welch
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Abstract

Based on archaeological evidence from the Phimai region and elsewhere in Northeast Thailand, late prehistoric exchange patterns, focused on local and regional centres of redistribution and perhaps markets, formed the foundation of the Khmer temple and market centred economy. Early regional exchange networks and the Khmer economic system into which they evolved were adaptive responses to the unpredictability of a monsoonal climate.

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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , March 1989 , pp. 11 - 26
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Copyright © The National University of Singapore 1989

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