Tradition and archaeology : early maritime contacts in the Indian Ocean / edited by Himanshu Prabha Ray, Jean-Francois Salles
Imprint
Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2012
Descript
xxix, 338 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm
CONTENT
Maritime archaeology of the Indian ocean: recent trends -- Maritime archaeology of the Indian ocean: an overview -- Qana' (Yemen) and the Indian ocean: the archaeological evidence -- Indian ceramics in Southern Iran and Eastern Arabia: repertory, classification and chronology -- Seafaring in the Indian ocean: archaeological evidence from Sri Lanka -- The evidence of the gazetteer of Roman artefacts in India -- Early maritime activities of the Tamils -- Chinese ceramics of Tamilnadu and Kerala coasts -- Archaeology of coastal Bengal -- Recent archaeological evidence for early maritime contacts between India and Southeast Asia -- Medieval trade networks in the Western Indian ocean (8-14th cent.): some reflections from the distribution pattern of Chinese imports in the Islamic world -- Southeast Asian shipping in the Indian ocean during the first millennium A.D. -- Iconographic evidence on the development of boat and ship structures in India (2nd cent. B.C. -15th cent. A.D.): a new approach -- The study of boats with stitched planking -- Archaeological evidence of maritime contacts: the Andaman Islands -- The sewn boats of India's East coast -- Traditional sea and sky wisdom of Indian seamen and their practical applications -- History of the development of the Kamal -- Hellenistic seafaring in the Indian ocean: a perspective from Arabia
SUBJECT
history
foreign relations
Merchant marine -- Indian Ocean Region -- History -- Congresses
Navigation -- India -- History -- Congresses
Underwater archaeology -- India -- Congresses
Indian Ocean Region -- History -- Congresses -- Commerce
Indian Ocean Region -- Foreign relations -- Congresses