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

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (525 p.)
• Disciplina: 959.81
• Soggetto topico: Archaeology - Indonesia - Sumatra; Sumatra (Indonesia) - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BonatzDominik
• 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,...
• Titolo autorizzato: From distant tales
• ISBN: 1-282-41339-2; 9786612413391; 1-4438-0784-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464899403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II