Ref ID:	22488
Ref Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Ky Phuong Tran, Luongkhote Thonglith, Kaseka Phon,
Title:	The new archaeological finds in northeast Cambodia, southern Laos and central highland of Vietnam: considering on the significance of overland trading route and cultural interactions of the ancient kingdoms of Champa and Cambodia
Date:	2015
Source:	Advancing Southeast Asian archaeology 2013: selected papers from the First SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology
Place of Publication:	Bangkok, Thailand
Publisher:	SEAMEO SPAFA Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts
Abstract:	During the 8th and the 13th centuries, Champa got rich in dealing trade with Arabian merchants, Tang and Sung China and with the neighbour states those in Cambodia and Laos nowadays as mentioned in the Arabian, Chinese and Vietnamese historical records as well as in Cham inscriptions. The results of the economic relationships brought into Champa the new trends of the temple building technique as well as sculptural works through the artistic exchanges amongst the regional artists that can be seen as the Cham temples. The paper deals with the new findings of Khmer artefacts in order to prove the art interactions in the region between Champa and Pre-Angkorian and Angkorian Khmer in this art period by reconstructing and learning about the significance of overland route in the economic and cultural interactions basing on the new archaeological finds along the Sekong river in Northeast Cambodia, Southern Laos and Central Vietnam. In recent years, the East West Economic Corridor (EWEC) project has been constructing an overlap between the ancient trading centres and the present cities and considering on the development of this tourism economic zone also helps to preserve and develop the archaeological relics and the ethnic cultures in this region.
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