John Miksic (ed.). Earthenware in Southeast Asia: proceedings of the Singapore symposium on premodern Southeast Asian earthenwares.

John Miksic (ed.). Earthenware in Southeast Asia: proceedings of the Singapore symposium on premodern Southeast Asian earthenwares. JOHN MIKSIC (ed.). Earthenware in Southeast Asia: proceedings ofthe Singapore symposium on premodern Southeast Asian earthenwares.xxiii+370 pages, 182 figures, 19 tables. 2003. Singapore: SingaporeUniversity Press; 997169-271-6 hardback $75 & US$49. ANN R. KINNEY with MARIJKE J. KLOKKE, LYDIA KIEVEN & RIO HELMI.Worshiping Siva and Buddha: the temple art of east Java. 303 pages, 301colour & b&w illustrations. 2003. Honolulu [HI]: University ofHawaii Press The University of Hawaiʻi Press is a university press that is part of the University of Hawaiʻi. ; 0-8248-2779-1 hardback $60. MICHAEL D. COE Michael D. Coe (b. 1929) is an American archaeologist, anthropologist, epigrapher and author. Primarily known for his research in the field of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican studies (and in particular, for his work on the Maya civilization, where he is regarded as one of the foremost . Angkor and the Khmer civilization. 240 pages, 107b&w figures, 22 colour figures, 3 tables. 2003. London: Thames &Hudson; 0-500-02117-1 hardback 27.50 [pounds sterling]. Earthenware comprises 22 studies, ranging from Vietnam, thePhilippines and Maluku (the Moluccas) to Assam, and from Neolithic tothe historic period. They cover definition of assemblages, seriation,fabrics, manufacture (including ethnoarchaeology Ethnoarchaeology is the ethnographic study of peoples for archaeological reasons, usually focusing on the material remains of a society, rather than its culture. Ethnoarchaeology aids archaeologists in reconstructing ancient lifeways by studying the material and non-material ), and sociologicalfunction. W.G. Solheim starts the proceedings with a pair of papers onthe general prehistory (reviewing the origin of the Lapita tradition andrepeating his suggestion that Valdivia pottery in Ecuador derives notfrom Japan but from mainland Southeast Asia) and on the history ofresearch and its guiding concepts. The book should help to encourage thedevelopment of archaeology in this vast region. Mundardjito et al., forexample, find themselves proselytising for systematic recording ofpottery from digs of Medieval temples in Java. Considering, then, howimportant it was for everything in this book to be 'right', itis a pity that the references for at least one of the articles are notprovided. The body of Worshiping Siva and Buddha introduces temples of theperiod 929-1519 in three very attractively illustrated chapters. Basicanalyses of the symbolism are provided and there are accounts of thehistory of building and ornamentation (including 'axiomatic'[sic] drawings). There are tips on the 'challenges' ofphotography in Java (p. 287). Prof. COE See common operating environment. reverts from Mexico to Angkor-Wat which, he suggestedlong ago, bears comparison with the history of the ancient Maya.Angkor-Wat has been the scene of intense archaeological activity inrecent years and this splendidly illustrated and invitingly written bookwill gratify grat��i��fy?tr.v. grat��i��fied, grat��i��fy��ing, grat��i��fies1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father.See Synonyms at please.2. students and, as in Java, the growing number of touristsalike. Do the Khmer still settled between the ruins not merit moremention?