Maritime Exchange and Localization across the South China Sea

Maritime Exchange and Localization across the South China Sea examines the changes that characterized the coastal societies around the South China Sea Basin during the Metal Age (500 BC–AD 500) and their links with the formation of a maritime exchange network in the region. Through case studies, the book documents the continuity, change, and expansion of prehistoric and protohistoric cultures as well as the activity of maritime traders and craftsmen and the impact of sea-crossing techniques and materials. Grounded in archaeological and historical analysis, it studies the use and spread of various types of mortuary containers, ornaments, and vessels, as well as megaliths and metallurgy. The volume questions how local communities engaged with and reacted to growing maritime exchanges by incorporating new knowledge, practices, tools, decorative styles, and artifacts originating from abroad. The book also emphasizes the dual role of indigenous agency and outside stimulus in fostering these exchanges, developing local networks, and establishing interconnected social and cultural systems and polities across the South China Sea, offering new insights on the interplay between regional influence and local evolution in protohistoric times.Sommaire / ContentsAcknowledgementsA note on Transcription/RomanizationFrank MUYARD & LIU Yi-changIntroduction. A World in Common: Regional Interactions across the South China SeaBérénice BELLINASouth China Sea Early Globalization: A Systemic View from the Isthmus of KraAude FAVEREAUThe Sa Huynh- and/or Kalanay-related Pottery Style and Chronology in Southern ThailandKrisztina HOPPÁLComparing Roman and Roman-related Artifacts in Thailand and China: Materials, Contexts, and NetworksLÂM Thi My DungJar Burial Traditions in Prehistoric VietnamYAMAGATA MarikoThe Kalanay-related Pottery of Hòa Diêm, Thô Chu, and Óc Eo in Vietnam: Examining Maritime Connections around Funan from the 1st to 3rd Centuries ADStephen CHIA Ming SoonMaritime Exchanges and Cultural Changes in Sabah, Malaysia during the Metal PeriodSHIUNG Chung-ching Earthenware with Incised Geometric Decoration in Metal Age Maluku, Indonesia: Origin, Evolution, and Possible Socio-cultural MeaningsMIYAMA Emily Maritime Networks and Earring Production Systems across the South China Sea Region: From 500 BC to AD 200CHAO Chin-yung & CHUNG Kuo-fengMegaliths in Eastern Taiwan ReconsideredLIU Yi-changThe Localization of Foreign Material Culture: A Case Study of Taiwan Metal AgeWANG Kuan-Wen & Caroline JACKSONSocial and Economic Interaction Reflected by Early Metal Age Glass Beads from Selected Sites of TaiwanLIU Jiun-YuA Trade Diaspora Model for the Emergence of Ancient Metallurgy in TaiwanFrank MUYARDThe Integration of Southern China and Northern Vietnam in the Metal Age South China Sea Trade NetworkBibliographyList of Maps, Figures, and TablesIndexAbstractsAuthors