Interpreting Southeast Asia's Past - Monument, Image and Text (Paperback)

"Interpreting Southeast Asia's Past: Monument, Image and Text" features 31 papers read at the 10th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, held in London in September 2004. The volume covers monumental arts, sculpture and painting, epigraphy and heritage management across mainland Southeast Asia and as far south as Indonesia.New research on monumental arts includes chapters on the Bayon of Angkor and the great brick temple sites of Champa. There is an article discussing the purpose of making and erecting sacred sculptures in the ancient world and accounts of research on the sacred art of Burma, Thailand and southern China (including the first study of the few surviving Saiva images in Burma), of a spectacular find of bronze Mahayana Buddhas, and of the sculpted bronzes of the Dian culture.New research on craft goods and crafting techniques deals with ancient Khmer materials, including recently discovered ceramic kiln sites, the sandstone sources of major Khmer sculptures, and the rare remaining traces of paint, plaster and stucco on stone and brick buildings. More widely distributed goods also receive attention, including Southeast Asian glass beads, and there are contributions on Southeast Asian heritage and conservation, including research on Angkor as a living World Heritage site and discussion of a UNESCO project on the stone jars of the Plain of Jars in Laos that combines recording, safeguarding, bomb clearance, and ecotourism development.

General

Imprint:	Singapore University Press
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	October 2008
First published:	July 2009
Editors:	Elisabeth A Bacus • Ian Glover • Peter D. Sharrock
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	456
ISBN-13:	978-9971-69-405-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General
LSN:	9971-69-405-0
Barcode:	9789971694050

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