Anthropology 2100 Lecture Notes - Qin Shi Huang, Sanxingdui, Scapulimancy
5 Feb 2013
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Early states in southeast asia and the shang civilization. Many sites are located along the mun river in thailand. All flooded their banks creating an ideal environment for wet rice agriculture (requires water 5-50 cm deep) Early rice farming in southeast asia 2000-500 bc: Had bronze working around 2000 bc and there was trade in copper ore and bronze figurines. Social ranking evident in cemeteries (ex: at ban na di in northern thailand) and this reflects wealth from rice land. There was ironworking by 500 bc and this stimulated craft production and trade. Investigated by charles higham and there was an occupation mound 5 metres tall surrounded by moats and the site had five distinct occupations and furnaces for iron forging. Burial 27 had two bronze torcs, bronze bangles, two socketed bronze spearheads, and pottery vessels with remains of complete fish, shell discs, and four tiger canines.
