Books The Indianized States of Southeast Asia by George Coedès The English translation of a reference book on Southeast Asia ancient history In English
Publications Fouilles en Cochinchine: Le Site de Go Oc Eo, Ancien Port du Royaume de Fou-nan [Excavations in Cochinchina: The Site of Go Oc Eo, Former Port of the Funan Kingdom] by George Coedès George Coedès on the first comprehensive archaeological exploration in the area supposed to be the heart of the ancient Kingdom of Funan. In French
Publications Notices of the Port of Kampot and of the Coast of Cambodia up to Chentabon, 1851, 1852 by George D. Bonnyman George D. Bonnyman, captain of the Pantaloon brig, shared his geographical observations from the commercial exploratory trip to Cambodia led by L.V. Helms… In English
Publications Notes to Accompany a Map of Cambodia, 1851 by Angkor Database An early map of Cambodia drawn in Singapore with information from Constantine de Monteiro, King Ang Duong's representative. In English
Books Ying-yai Sheng-lan 瀛涯勝覽 | 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' The reference travelogue of Ma Huan, interperter and translator with Zheng He's flotilla: how China saw the world in the early Ming dynasty era. In English
Publications Quelques précisions sur la fin du Fou-Nan / A Few Clarifications on Funan Collapse by George Coedès The end years of Funan revisited by eminent Sanskritist George Coedès. In French
Publications 'Coedès' Histories of Cambodia' by Michael Vickery The case against George Coedès, not as an epigraphist but as an 'historian with the wrong framework'. In English
Publications Three Months in Cambodia by a Madras Officer One of the earliest (16th April-21 June 1854) accounts of Cambodia in the English language by a traveler who had both military and business connections.
Books Chinese Sources of South Asian History in Translation, Vol 1 by Haraprasad Ray First volume of the monumental work led by Indian scholar Haraprasad Ray, collecting "Data for the study of India-China relations through history." In English
Publications Jewels For A King by Claudine Bautze-Picron Stylistic relationship between Khmer architectural ornamentation and jewellery, and its South-Indian influences. In English
Books The Empire Looks South: Chinese perceptions of Cambodia before and during the Kingdom of Angkor by Peter Harris Probably the most exhaustive study on Chinese descriptions and perceptions of Cambodia in pre-Angkorean and Angkorean times. In English
Books Chamic and Beyond: studies in mainland Austronesian languages by Paul Sidwell & Anthony Paul Grant How linguistics can help refine our perspective on Champa and other ancient Kingdoms of Southeast Asia. In English
Publications L’intérêt linguistique des transcriptions chinoises concernant le Cambodge ancien (Fou-nan et Tchen-la) [Linguistic Interest of Chinese Transcriptions Related to Ancient Cambodia] by Michel Ferlus Novel insights on Funan and Chenla as reflected in Chinese chronicles, by a renowned linguist. In French
Publications Oc Eo Culture: A Case Study of Oc Eo Artifacts in Southern Vietnam by Thi Huynh Phuong Nguyen A summary of Oc Eo archaeological finds and their importance from a Vietnam touristic angle. In English
Publications The Archaeology of early contact with India and the Mediterranean World, from the 4th century BC to the 4th century AD by Bérénice Bellina-Pryce & Ian Glover How global trade, spices and maritime routes impacted the links between India and ancient Southeast Asia. In English
Books Cambodia from Funan to Chenla, A Thousand Years of Monetary History by Guillaume Epinal While the Angkorian civilization never developed a real monetary system, the kingdoms of Funan and Chenla did use various types of money in their transactions. In English
Publications Pre-Angkorian cities: Ishanapura and Mahendraparvata by Piphal Heng & Paul Lavy An exploration of pre-Angkorean urban cities, witth a focus on Ishanapura (Sambor Prei Kuk) and Mahendraparvata (Phnom Kulen). In English
Publications Routes maritimes et contacts culturels entre la Méditerranée et l'Asia | Maritime Routes and Mediterranean-Asian Cultural Swaps by Ariane de Saxcé How the Greeks made their own discovery of the monsoon trade winds.
Books 柬埔寨通史 | The History of Cambodia by Lisheng Duan A reference essay on Cambodian history and culture by Chinese historian Duan Lisheng In Chinese
Publications On Post-Hellenistic Influences in Southeast Asia, Based on New Materials Recently Found in Southern Thailand and around Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia by Sergey Lapteff Artifacts excavated in the Tonle Sap Lake area show links with maritime trade in the pre-Angkorian period, and hellenistic influences that came from India. In English & Russian
Publications Early China and the Indian Ocean Networks by Tansen Sen Early China’s interactions with the maritime world and the eventual emergence of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) as a leading naval power in the 15th century. In English
Publications Rivers, Oceans, and Spirits: Water Cosmologies, Gender, and Religious Change in Southeast Asia by Barbara Watson Andaya The centrality of water in Southeast Asian cosmologies. In English
Books Indian Cultural Influence in Cambodia by Bijan Raj Chatterji A reference study on early Cambodia, Angkor civilization and its links to Indian culture. In English
Books Bridging The Gulf: Maritime Cultural Heritage of the Western Indian Ocean by Himanshu Prabha Ray Fishing and seafaring in the history of India and her contacts with the rest of the world. In English
Links Southeast Asian Kingdoms A stimulating travel blog looking for ancient kingdoms behind the facade of modernity.
Publications A proposed relationship between Champa and Chola dynasties during the 11th and 13th centuries by Ky-Phuong Tran & Tu-Anh Thi Nguyen "Although the connection of artistic features of Champa with the characteristics of South Indian art that were first noticed by art historians such as Jean… In English & Vietnamese
Publications Chinese Foreign Aromatics Importation from the 2nd century BCE to the 10th century CE by Shiyong Lu How the appetite for spices, fragrant woods and aromatics drove Chinese traders and travelers from early times. In English & Chinese
Publications Coastal Connectivity: Long-Term Trading Networks Across the South China Sea by Kim Dung Nguyen & Peter Bellwood & Mike T. Carson The prehistory of cultural and commercial exchanges across the South China Sea and mainland Southeast Asia. In English
Publications Gold in early Southeast Asia by Anna T.N. Bennett The precious metal and its impact on early Southeast Asian civilizations. In English
Books Relations de voyages et textes géographiques arabes, persans et turks by Gabriel Ferrand The "Island of Khmer" in the accounts of Arab travelers through the centuries. In French & Arabic
Publications Spice Routes and Cultural Influences: The India-Cambodia Culinary Dialogue by Angkor Database A background reading selection about the rich and complex interrelation between India and Cambodia from ancient times to nowadays respective culinary cultures. In English
Publications Indians in Southeast Asia: Sojourners, Settlers, Diasporas by Amba Pande From the earliest times, there were substantial movement of people between the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka and Southeast asia. In English
Publications Ha Tien or Banteay Meas in the Time of the Fall of Ayutthaya by Yumio Sakurai & Takako Kitagawa Pepper and Power: Chinese Port Colonies and Khmer, Siam and Vietnamese rivalries in the Mekong Delta area. In English
Publications Kauṇḍinya, Preah Thaong, and the "Nāgī Somā": Some Aspects of a Cambodian Legend by Rudiger Gaudes A summary of the many versions of the Kaundinya-Neang Neak story, the founding legend of Cambodia. In English
Publications The Power of Images: Coin Portraits of Roman Emperors on Jewellery Pendants in Early Southeast Asia by Brigitte Borell-Seidel The drive for image imitation in jewelry items and the early Southeast Asian maritime routes In English
Publications Survey of the Southern Provinces of Cambodia in the Pre-Angkor Era by Haksrea Kuoch South of Phnom Penh, archaelogical research have contributed to a better understanding of the Funan and Chenla periods. In English
Publications North-Western Cambodia in the Seventh Century by O. W. Wolters Reconstructing the geographical and political entities in the "Chenla of the Land" and "Chenla of the Water" areas during pre-Angkorean times. In English
Publications Facts and Fiction: The Myth of Suvaṇṇabhūmi Through the Thai and Burmese Looking Glass by Nicolas Revire More about Suvarnabhumi (Sanskrit) or Suvaṇṇabhūmi (Pali), the 'Golden Land' that attracted Indian sailors to the east. In English
Publications 世紀末南重倚坐佛像起源 勻(老播研究新視野 | Origins of Bhadhrasana Buddha Statues throughout Southeast Asia (7-8th centuries) by Nicolas Revire How Indic and Chinese influences combined in early Southeast Asia. In Chinese
Publications Contacts between the Upper Thai-Malay Peninsula and the Mediterranean World by Brigitte Borell-Seidel & Bérénice Bellina-Pryce & Boonyarit Chaisuwan This essay presents a selection of artefacts originating from the region of the Mediterranean Sea and mainly dating from the Roman Imperial period (here the… In English
Publications In Search of Tambralinga's Heartland by Wannasarn Noonsuk New findings on regional kingdoms with links to Funan, Angkor and the development and collapse of the Khmer Empire. In English & Thai
Publications Политическая история и политическая организация раннесредневековой Индонезии (V–начало X в.) | Early Indonesian States, 5th-10th centuries by Anton O. Zakharov На островах Индонезии в V–VIII вв. сложились индиани-зированные ранние государства. In Russian
Publications As in Heaven, so on Earth: The Politics of Viṣṇu, Śiva and Harihara Images in Preangkorian Khmer Civilisation by Paul Lavy The shifting importance of deities in pre-Angkorean Cambodia, and its political meaning. In English
Publications New Perspectives on Early Cambodia from the Lower Mekong Archaeological Project by Miriam T. Stark Searching the source of the Khmer civilization in the Mekong Delta. In English
Publications Chen-Li-Fu, A State on the Gulf of Siam at the Beginning of the 13th Century by O. W. Wolters Where was located Chên Li Fu, a Gulf of Siam State under Khmer influence around the years 1200-1250? In English & Chinese
Publications Le Royaume de Champa (The Champa Kingdom) by Georges Maspero A presentation of the Kingdom of Champa by Georges Maspero, distinguished sinologist and orientalist. In French
Publications The Khmer Empire and the Malay Peninsula by Lawrence Palmer Briggs From the Funan period to the peak of the Khmer Empire, the connections between Malay and Indochinese peninsulas. In English & Chinese
Publications Buddha-Yoga-Siva Hybridity Among The Old Khmer and Siamese by Troy Dean Harris An essay on ascetic arts and Indic influences in ancient Cambodia and Siam. In English
Publications The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor by Charles F. H. Higham How a constellation of tribes and linguistic systems derivating from Bronze and Iron Ages led to the Angkor civilization. In English
Books Maritime Trade and State Development in Early Southeast Asia by Kenneth R. Hall A major essay on Southeast Asian trade roads and the growing involvement of agrarian States in worlwide commerce, 7th-14th centuries. In English
Books 柬埔寨通史 | The History of Cambodia | Paperback by Lisheng Duan A reference essay on Cambodian history and culture by Chinese historian Duan Lisheng In Chinese
Books A History of Early South East Asia by Kenneth R. Hall A major study on regional and global trade historic phases, their impact on development of polities and kingdoms around 1th-16th centuries Southeast asia. In English
Books From Ancient Cham to Modern Dialects: Two Thousand Years of Language Contact and Change by Graham Thurgood The fascinating interaction between Mon-Khmer and Austronesian languages or dialects through the ages. In English
Books Khmer Silverwares by Vireak Kong Silver ( ប្រាក់,'Prak', in Khmer) through Cambodian history, ending with a fine analyzis of regional styles and productions of modern silversmiths. In English
