Early Burmese Urbanization: Research and Conservation

dc.contributor.author Miksic, John N.
dc.date.accessioned 2010-08-04T19:49:33Z
dc.date.available 2010-08-04T19:49:33Z
dc.date.issued 2001
dc.description.abstract Urbanization in Southeast Asia is sometimes assumed to have been synonymous with the development of orthogenetic structures such as religious centers under external influence. An alternative hypothesis proposes that social structures stimulated by local cultural and environmental conditions and regional historical events emerged in several parts of Southeast Asia, marked by evolution rather than stasis. One of the major stumbling blocks in the path toward a new theory is a lack of appropriate archaeological data with which to test this hypothesis. A thorough research program is therefore needed to refine and implement a methodology for gathering data on a wide range of characteristics from several sites. Myanmar affords one of the best laboratories for such a program. Restoration projects have seriously affected both structures and distributions of artifacts such as pottery before they were thoroughly studied. Previous research in Thailand and Java can provide models on which planners of a project to investigate ancient urbanization in Myanmar can draw. Sustainable heritage tourism can contribute positively to both archaeological research and public education. KEYWORDS: urbanization, cultural resource management, archaeological survey, Pagan, Majapahit.
dc.identifier.citation Miksic, J. N. 2001. Early Burmese Urbanization: Research and Conservation. Asian Perspectives 40 (1): 88-107.
dc.identifier.issn 1535-8283 (E-ISSN)
dc.identifier.issn 0066-8435 (Print)
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/17146
dc.publisher University of Hawai'i Press (Honolulu)
dc.relation.ispartofseries Volume 40
dc.relation.ispartofseries Number 1
dc.subject urbanization
dc.subject cultural resource management
dc.subject archaeological survey
dc.subject Pagan
dc.subject Majapahit
dc.subject.lcsh Prehistoric peoples--Asia--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcsh Prehistoric peoples--Oceania--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcsh Asia--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcsh Oceania--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcsh East Asia--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.title Early Burmese Urbanization: Research and Conservation
dc.type Article
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