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Singapore & the Silk Road of the sea, 1300-1800 /
Beneath the modern skyscrapers of Singapore lie the remains of a much older trading port, prosperous and cosmopolitan and a key node in the maritime Silk Road. This book synthesizes twenty-five years of archaeological research to reconstruct the 14th-century port of Singapore in greater detail than...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore :
NUS Press, National University of Singapore : National Museum of Singapore,
[2013]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction. The archaeology of Singapore : forgotten hints
- Historical background. The three seas of the southern ocean ; The rise of the island empires ; From the fall of Srivijaya to the rise of Singapore ; Singapore's ancient history, 1299 to 1604
- Archaeological evidence. Archaeology in Singapore : history and interpretation ; Products of ancient Singapore ; Singaporean imports of the 14th to 16th centuries ; Beyond ceramics : metal, coins, and glassware
- Singapore in regional context. Temasik's partners in Java, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and India ; Singapore and Riau ; Temasik's neighbours : Southeast Asian settlements of the 14th and 15th centuries ; Singapore and the Europeans
- Conclusion. Ancient Singapore, urbanism, and commerce.