| Abstract: |
This article argues that there is mounting evidence to enable a reassessment of the ancient Cham civilization. The current paradigm can be destabilized to offer an alternate way of thinking using new forms of evidence once considered peripheral to the primarily art historical approach taken to ancient Vietnam. In particular, landscape archaeology reveals the likelihood that Cham cities were low density agro-urban complexes
this will change not only how we understand past Cham society, but its cross-cultural interactions within Asia. Ultimately these insights will contribute to our understanding of the nature of the Cham state and its collapse.
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