Ref ID:	24041
Ref Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Miksic, John N.
Title:	Intrasite analysis of 14th-century Singapore
Date:	2006
Source:	Uncovering Southeast Asia's past: selected papers from the 10th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists
Place of Publication:	Singapore
Publisher:	National University of Singapore Press
Abstract:	From 1984 to 2003, archaeological research in Singapore concentrated on Fort Canning Hill and the Singapore River's left bank. In 2003 two opportunities to excavate sites away from the river arose. Excavations at the Singapore Cricket Club and in the grounds of St. Andrew's Cathedral raised the total number of sites in the 14th-century urban zone to seven. It is now possible to perform a detailed analysis of spatial use in the 86-hectare area of the ancient port. Each site excavated had distinctive characteristics, including artifact types and proportions. This suggests a degree of heterogeneity indicating that Singapore's internal layout was determined largely by economic rather than symbolic considerations.
Date Created:	10/10/2006
Editors:	Bacus, Elisabeth A. Glover, Ian C. Pigott, Vincent C.
Page Start:	335
Page End:	346