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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788985503321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub, 2009

Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Pub, , 2009

ISBN

1-282-41339-2

9786612413391

1-4438-0784-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (525 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BonatzDominik

Disciplina

959.81

Soggetti

Archaeology - Indonesia - Sumatra

Sumatra (Indonesia) - History

Sumatra (Indonesia) Historia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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



Sommario/riassunto

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,...