via Journal of Coastal and Island Archaeology, 01 May 2020: Report on archaeological excavations in northern Bali.
The site of Sembiran on the northern coast of Bali was an important trading harbor with demonstrated intensive links to the Indian subcontinent, the Western Indian Ocean, and Mainland Southeast Asia between the second century BC and the second century AD. Using a combination of excavation and geophysical survey, we have newly mapped a dense network of subsurface structures, which we interpret to be foundations for harbor infrastructure dated to the eighth to ninth centuries AD that were subsequently covered by shoreline aggradation. An assemblage of eighth to twelfth centuries AD Chinese tradeware in dated contexts from our excavations of these shoreline structures and additional trenches further inland suggests a renewal in trade activities at Sembiran, coinciding with the growth of Chinese maritime trade in Island Southeast Asia.
8th -12th c Chinese trade ceramics in dated context found in these excavations? Other than rouletted wares?
My previous readings on the Sembiran site in North Bali indicate only roulletted wares found. I’m very interested in the trade ceramics found here…but how much to subscribe to the journal?