Stasis or stimulus? Exotic materials and social display in Southeast Asia: Response to Pfaffenberger

Stasis or stimulus? Exotic materials and social display in Southeast Asia: Response to Pfaffenberger

This paper assesses the relationship between metallurgy and social change in prehistoric Thailand. One model proposes that for about 15 centuries after circa 2000 BCE, peaceful village communities, being acquainted with copper-base metallurgy through contact with northern stimuli, cast small persona...

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Main Author: Charles Higham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2022-06-01
Series:Advances in Archaeomaterials
Subjects:
Southeast Asia
Copper-base technology
Iron
Radiocarbon dating
Social change
State formation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667136022000024

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