Proto History of Indonesian Archipelago and New Evidences of Its Interaction to Mainland of Asia And Southeast Asia

Proto history in Indonesian archipelago marked by the fading of Neolithic / Proto metallic periods and the culture influx  from mainland Asia (India) and Southeast Asia, in early CE to the rise of early Hindu Buddhist kingdoms in the 4th century AD. During these last 10 years, there have been several new sites showing evidence of this transition, especially in the eastern coast of South Sumatra and on the north coast of West Java. This session will discuss these proto history sites and recent findings that suggest early interactions between the Indonesian archipelago and the mainland of Asia and Southeast Asia.