| Abstract: |
The results of some new excavations at Early Bronze and Iron Age sites in the Yuunan-Guizhou plateau are summarized in this paper. The discoveries indicate that the Bronze Age in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau began at least from the second half of the 2nd millennium BC. Hitherto, the continuity from the Bronze Age culture to the cultures of the Yelang or Dian has not yet been proven. However, both Iron Age cultures that were distributed along the Southwestern Silk Road during the second half of the 1st millennium are much better known now than before. Besides, with the growing collections of artifacts in southwestern China and the cultures of Dong Son or Pre-Funan, a more detailed interpretation of the contact between the peoples in Southeast Asia is possible.
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