In the archaeology of Maritime Southeast Asia, the Metal Age is the period between roughly 2000 and 500 years ago. The internal chronology of the period is still debated, but it is often divided into 'early', 'developed' and 'proto-historic' phases. Unlike in the conventional three-age system used in other parts of Eurasia, archaeologists do not divide the Metal Age into a Bronze Age and Iron Age, because bronze and iron metallurgy arrived in Maritime Southeast Asia at roughly the same time.
See also
- Dong Son culture
- History of Brunei
- Prehistoric Indonesia
- Prehistoric Malaysia
- Prehistory of the Philippines
- Early history of Singapore
- Pre-colonial Timor
- Prehistory of Taiwan
References
- ^ Szabó, Katherine; Cole, Franca; Lloyd-Smith, Lindsay; Barker, Graeme; Hunt, Chris; Piper, Philip; Doherty, Chris (2013). "The 'Metal Age' at the Niah Caves, c. 2000-500 years ago". In Barker, Graeme (ed.). Rainforest foraging and farming in island Southeast Asia. Cambridge: MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. pp. 299–340. ISBN 978-1902937540.
Further reading
- Chinh, Hoang Xuan; Van Tien, Bui (1980). "The Dongson Culture and Cultural Centers in the Metal Age in Vietnam". Asian Perspectives. 23 (1): 55–65. ISSN 0066-8435. JSTOR 42929154.
- Ciarla, Roberto (2022). "The Origins of the Bronze Age in Mainland Southeast Asia". In Charles F. W. Higham; Nam C. Kim (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Early Southeast Asia. pp. 396–415. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199355358.013.22. ISBN 978-0-19-935535-8.
- Higham, Charles F. W. (2022). "Social Change with the Initial Bronze Age". In Charles F. W. Higham; Nam C. Kim (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Early Southeast Asia. pp. 416–430. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199355358.013.23. ISBN 978-0-19-935535-8.
- Hung, Hsiao-chun; Chao, Chin-yung (December 2016). "Taiwan's Early Metal Age and Southeast Asian trading systems". Antiquity. 90 (354): 1537–1551. doi:10.15184/aqy.2016.184. ISSN 0003-598X.
- Sofian, Harry Octavianus; Truman Simanjuntak, Truman Simanjuntak (2024-04-04). "The rise of the Metal Age in Sumatra: Evidence from Harimau Cave in South Sumatra". In Louys, Julien; Albers, Paul C. H.; van der Geer, Alexandra A. E. (eds.). Quaternary Palaeontology and Archaeology of Sumatra (1 ed.). ANU Press. doi:10.22459/TA56.2024.11. ISBN 978-1-76046-631-2.
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