http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/07/srivijaya-a-primer-part-1/ News, resources, books and podcasts about the archaeology and ancient history of Southeast Asia Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:54:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/07/srivijaya-a-primer-part-1/#comment-16919 noelbynature Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:57:46 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/07/srivijaya-a-primer-part-1/#comment-16919 it's probably because so little of Srivijaya exists - in fact, the idea that there was a polity called Srivijaya wasn't "proven" until the early 20th century through inferences from Sanskrit inscriptions in the region. The capital of Srivijaya, which is thought to be Palembang, also stands on a long strip of swampland and it's also hard to excavate any remains with current methods. it’s probably because so little of Srivijaya exists - in fact, the idea that there was a polity called Srivijaya wasn’t “proven” until the early 20th century through inferences from Sanskrit inscriptions in the region. The capital of Srivijaya, which is thought to be Palembang, also stands on a long strip of swampland and it’s also hard to excavate any remains with current methods.

]]> http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/07/srivijaya-a-primer-part-1/#comment-16918 Jiwa Matahari Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:54:29 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/07/srivijaya-a-primer-part-1/#comment-16918 Wow.. I never knew that Chinese monk Yijing think very highly of Srivijaya... I wonder why we know so little about this great empire when everybody outside the Srivijaya realm was very fond of it... Wow.. I never knew that Chinese monk Yijing think very highly of Srivijaya… I wonder why we know so little about this great empire when everybody outside the Srivijaya realm was very fond of it…

]]> http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/07/srivijaya-a-primer-part-1/#comment-1394 Frog in a Well - The Korea History Group Blog Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:11:48 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/07/srivijaya-a-primer-part-1/#comment-1394 [...] Two other items: From Michael Rank, “a fascinating one-hour documentary about the 200,000 ethnic Koreans who were deported to Kazakhstan by Stalin in 1937″ and from Noel at The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog, Srivijaya: A primer - Part 1 [...] [...] Two other items: From Michael Rank, “a fascinating one-hour documentary about the 200,000 ethnic Koreans who were deported to Kazakhstan by Stalin in 1937″ and from Noel at The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog, Srivijaya: A primer - Part 1 [...]

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