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Ref ID: 35163
Ref Type: Journal Article
Authors: Scarborough, Vernon L.
Schoenfelder, John W.
Lansing, J. Stephen
Title: Ancient water management and landscape transformation at Sebatu, Bali
Date: 2000
Source: Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Notes: Indo-Pacific Prehistory: The Melaka Papers, Vol. 4
Abstract: The island of Bali fascinated cultural anthropologists for decades. The rich yet composed investment in performance ritual by the Balinese continues to unify and define their identity. In spite of the considerable time spent in attempting to know Balinese customs and sociopolitical organisation, less is understood about their ancient past and the importance of their economy. By carefully mapping and subsurface coring one sizable, present-day temple complex and associated rice paddy fields, a picture of an evolving political economy within a highly engineered environment is presented.
Date Created: 6/8/2001
Volume: 20
Page Start: 79
Page End: 92