The Origins of Ancient Vietnam

361 Pages·2015·12.065 MB·English

by  Nam C. Kim

The Origins of Ancient Vietnam
Oxford Studies in the Archaeology of Ancient States
Series Editors
Friederike Fless, Li Liu, Deborah L. Nichols, and D. T. Potts
This series explores the origins and dynamics of individual ancient states, from the
Bronze Age in the Old World to the pre-contact empires in the New World. Each
volume aims to present the most relevant and up-to-date archaeological evidence
against the backdrop of complementary sources from a range of disciplines.
Urbanization and Religion in Ancient Central Mexico
David M. Carballo
The Origins of Ancient Vietnam
Nam C. Kim
The Ancient Highlands of Southwest China
From the Bronze Age to the Han Empire
Alice Yao
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Oxford Studies in the Archaeology of Ancient States
The Origins of Ancient Vietnam
Nam C. Kim
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Contents
List of Figures and Tables  ix
Preface  xiii
Acknowledgments  xv
Chapter One: In Search of a Prehistoric State  1
Chapter Two: Research Setting  11
Chapter Three: The Archaeology of Complex Societies and Ancient States  19
Chapter Four: Forms of Complexity in Southeast Asia  57
Chapter Five: War in the World, War in Southeast Asia  71
Chapter Six: Social Change and Emergent Complexity in Bac Bo  105
Chapter Seven: Previous Research for the Co Loa Site  143
Chapter Eight: Recent Field Investigations at Co Loa  159
Chapter Nine: An Ancient City  187
Chapter Ten: A Prehistoric State  227
Chapter Eleven: The Weight of the Past and the Pull of the Present  263
Chapter Twelve: A Prehistoric Civilization Found  281
Bibliography  293
Index  329
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List of Figures and Tables
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Figures
1.1 Map of Bac Bo  2
1.2 Co Loa and Hanoi  3
1.3 Satellite image of Co Loa  6
1.4 Photograph of the rampart at Co Loa  7
1.5 Statue of Cao Lo at Co Loa  8
1.6 Entrance to the Thuong Temple, located within the innermost area
of Co Loa  9
2.1 Topographic map of Vietnam  13
2.2 Population density map for Vietnam  16
2.3 Red River Delta with select modern sedimentary features  17
6.1 Key Metal Age sites in the Bac Bo Region  109
6.2 Map of Northern Vietnam’s Bac Bo Region and the Red River (Song
Hong) Valley  112
6.3 Map of Bac Bo and Yunnan  118
6.4 Dongson Drum Recovered from the Ma Tre Location at Co Loa  127
6.5 Locations of Dongson Drum Finds  128
6.6 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of Yunnan and Bac Bo  131
6.7 Copper and Tin Ore Sites  133
8.1 Locations of the excavations of the middle wall (1) and outer wall (2)  160
8.2 Drawing of West section of excavation trench through rampart  162
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