Ref ID:	22835
Ref Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Agustijanto Indrajaya,
Title:	The pre-Srivijaya period on the eastern coast of Sumatra: preliminary research at the Air Sugihan site
Date:	2012
Source:	Connecting empires and states: selected papers from the 13th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists
Place of Publication:	Singapore
Publisher:	NUS Press
Abstract:	Archaeological research in South Sumatra during the Hindu-Buddhist period is almost always focused on the former Buddhistic polity of Srivijaya which controlled the Straits of Melaka from around the late 7th century AD. Srivijaya was indeed a polity whose influence not only covered the archipelago, but also parts of the mainland Southeast Asian Region. Research that attempts to investigate and reconstruct the social conditions of coastal communities during the pre-Srivijaya period has not yet, however, been undertaken. This paper explores the pre-Srivijayan site of Air Sugihan located on the southeastern coast of Sumatra which was formerly an important point in early east-west international maritime trade routes.
Identifier:	978-9971-69-643-6
Date Created:	11/5/2013
Editors:	Tjoa-Bonatz, Mai Lin Reinecke, Andreas Bonatz, Dominik
Volume:	2
Page Start:	32
Page End:	42