2023 Session 8: Nodes, Networks and Processes: cultural interactions and archaeological perspectives in the Asia-Pacific region

Uncovering the Luso-Asian Sandalwood Trade Conducted by the Larantuqueiros of
Flores Island 1500-1860 CE

By Clifford J Pereira

Goods and Texts: Creating an Archaeological and Historical Narrative of Sri Lanka’s Connectivity with Southeast Asia, China, and Beyond

By Wijerathne Bohingamuwa

Maritime Ritual Ruins of Korea

By Tahk Kyung-Baek

Prehistoric Community, Maritime Interaction, and the Development of Southeast Asian
Shipbuilding: A Case Study from Material Cultures Discovered in Thailand

By Sira Ploymukda

Sri Lankan Maritime Trade Relations Towards the East

By Rasika Muthucumarana, T.D.C. Pushpakumara, and Thilina Pallethanna

Dimensions of Interactions: Bay of Bengal in the Wider Asia-Pacific Region:
Archaeological and Historical Records from the Earliest Period till 1500 CE

By Kaushik Gangopadhyay

Gandara, A Newly Discovered Ancient Port Site on the Southern Coast of Sri Lanka

By Mahinda Karunarathna, Palitha Weerasinghe, Kasun Weerasekara, W.M. Chandrarathne, Rukshan Priyandana, Lakmal Samarasinghe, and Ruwan Jayantha

Textile Manufacture and Trade on the Coromandel Coast

By S.B. Darsana, V. Selvakumar, and S. Gowrisankar