Archaeological Study on the Mekhong Civilization

我在湄公河流域及其邻近的越南南部、泰国东北部、老挝南部和柬埔寨进行了从史前文明到早期国家诞生的考古学研究。从公元前世纪开始，湄公河三角洲和越南南部的顿河流域沿着各河谷地区发生了地方统一。在泰国东北部，赫格1号铜鼓沿着主要河流分布。湄公河、孟河、赤河和宋卡拉姆河的交汇处和河谷对湄公河及其支流之间的河流运输以及连接呼罗珊高原内陆与湄公河的交通运输具有重要的战略意义。老挝南部的占巴塞对河流交通和运输也很重要，因为它位于Khong福尔斯的上游，切断了运输。根据我的研究结果，三个重要的事实是通知。第一，公元前3世纪，沿着湄公河及其支流出现了呼罗珊高原铁、盐、林产品等商品的集散地。第二，这些中心的首领接受了海格1号铜鼓作为他们的王权。第三，这些拥有经济和政治权力的中心位于河流沿着的战略要点，如河流交汇处、河流中的岛屿和福尔斯。有些中心在公元一世纪后发展成为早期的国家。

I carried the archaeological study on the process of the civilization from prehistory to the birth of early states in the Mekhong basin and its neighboring regions in South Vietnam, Northeast Thailand, South Laos and Cambodia. Local unification occurred along the each river valley from the third century BC in the Mekhong delta and the Don Nai basin, South Vietnam. In Northeast Thailand, Heger 1 bronze drums were distributed along the main rivers. It is very important that the junctions and the valleys of Mekhong, Mun, Chi and Songkram Rivers played strategic roles for the river transportation between the Mekhong and its tributaries, and the transportation to connect between the inland of the Khorat Plateau and the Mekhong. Champassac, South Laos was also important for the river traffic and transportation because it is located in the upper stream of the Khong Falls that cut the transportation. According to my research results, three important facts are notified. First, collection and export centers of the commodities such as iron, salt and forest products in the Khorat Plateau appeared along the Mekhong and its tributaries in the third century BC. Second, the chiefs of such centers as their regalia accepted Heger 1 bronze drums. Third, such centers that had economic and political powers were situated at strategic points along the rivers such as the junctions of rivers, islands in rivers and falls. Some centers developed to become early states after the first century AD.