Urban centers have inner and outer landscapes whose physical remains can be read as the
materialization of social, political, economic, and ritual interactions. Inner landscapes are …

In 1963 in his book Social Anthropology, Paul Bohannan wrote:'we know that we cannot
answer questions about the “origin” of the state because the factual evidence is buried deep …

Although long considered to be a barren region on the periphery of ancient Chinese
civilization, the southwest massif was once the political heartland of numerous Bronze Age …

The Origins of Ancient Vietnam explores the origins of civilization in the Red River Delta of
Vietnam and how related studies can inform our understanding of ancient societies …

Animals have played a fundamental role in sha** human history, and the study of their
remains from archaeological sites-zooarchaeology-has gradually been emerging as a …

This article reviews multiple lines of data in an attempt to determine the ethnolinguistic
situation of the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam in the Ðông Sơn period (c. 600 bce–200 …

Archaeological research on monumentality, early urbanism, and emergent statehood in
Southeast Asia and Vietnam has grown dramatically in recent years, and our understanding …

This study examines the significant impact of local community engagement on conserving
cultural heritage sites, focusing on active participation, cultural preservation, decision …

This book examines the emergence of imperial state in East Asia during the period ca. 400
BCE–200 CE as a network-based process, showing how the geography of early …

As with Anomalocaris, urbanism is one label for many phenomena. However, the varied
phenomena of urbanism are defined locally yet talked about universally, while local …