Ref ID:	22872
Ref Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Dussubieux, Laure Lankton, James W. Bellina-Pryce, Bérénice Chaisuwan, Boonyarit
Title:	Early glass trade in South and Southeast Asia: new insights from two coastal sites, Phu Khao Thong in Thailand and Arikamedu in south India
Date:	2012
Source:	Crossing borders: selected papers from the 13th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists
Place of Publication:	Singapore
Publisher:	NUS Press
Abstract:	This is a study of 64 glass artifacts from the site of Phu Khao Thong, Thailand (possibly 2nd century BC-4th century AD), on the west coast of the upper Thai-Malay Peninsula, using the technique of laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to measure major, minor and trace elements within the glass. Comparison of these results with those from contemporaneous sites, and especially with the site of Arikamedu on the southeastern coast of India, revealed the presence of three different spheres of exchange that were active from the 3rd / 2nd century BC to 4th century AD in this region. Results suggest that Phu Khao Thong and Arikamedu did not manufacture glass but instead may have been points of entry into South and Southeast Asia for two different glass types (as raw materials and / or finished ornaments) that were then redistributed to inland sites.
Date Created:	9/26/2013
Editors:	Tjoa-Bonatz, Mai Lin Reinecke, Andreas Bonatz, Dominik
Volume:	1
Page Start:	307
Page End:	328