Ref ID:	22305
Ref Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Miksic, John N.
Title:	The archaeology of Singapore
Date:	2017
Source:	Handbook of East and Southeast Asian Archaeology
Place of Publication:	New York, USA
Publisher:	Springer
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6521-2_11
Abstract:	Singapore (known as Temasek in fourteenth-century sources) was formed around 1300. The majority of the population was probably Malay, but Chinese were residing there by the 1330s. Archaeology has revealed traces of a prosperous trading settlement, which had to pay tribute to both Majapahit in Java and Ayutthaya in Thailand. The settlement covered about 85 ha, with a royal palace on a hill overlooking the Singapore River estuary. The most numerous artifacts are sherds of Malay-style earthenware and Chinese porcelain and stoneware. In addition to commerce, the population pursued various small-scale industries. The settlement was abandoned around 1600.
Date Created:	12/18/2017
Editors:	Habu, Junko Lape, Peter V. Olsen, John W.
Page Start:	119
Page End:	123