| Abstract: |
Archaeological research on S´rīks:etra has been ongoing for over a century, with surveying, recording, identifying monu- ments, excavation, and restoration. However, systematic exca- vation and the application of scientific measures to improve our understanding of the history and culture of the most influential and largest of the Pyu ancient cities have only lately been car- ried out there. Recent archaeological work by national and inter- national scholars has introduced new ways to approach the details of Pyu urban morphology and to examine sociocultural changes, the dissemination of the early South Asian Buddhist tradition, and urbanization in early Southeast Asia.
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