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In Southeast Asia at the same time……. Highly stratified societies evolve, some with moated central palaces, and all characterized by the use of iron for warfare and agricultural productivity and the choice of bronze for regalia and adornment. The widespread distribution of bronze goods suggests that vessels and ornaments of the metal were exchanged between regional elites for the purposes of alliance and intermarriage. The Dongson culture, named after a site on the coast south of present-day Hanoi, flourishes in northern Vietnam. Large drums with tympanum and sides decorated in low-relief figures and geometric designs are the most distinctive implements produced by the culture, which is also noted for its bronze vessels and ceremonial weapons. Examples of the drums, imported and made locally, have been found in South China and throughout mainland and island Southeast Asia.
In Southeast Asia at the same time……. Highly stratified societies evolve, some with moated central palaces, and all characterized by the use of iron for warfare and agricultural productivity and the choice of bronze for regalia and adornment. The widespread distribution of bronze goods suggests that vessels and ornaments of the metal were exchanged between regional elites for the purposes of alliance and intermarriage. The Dongson culture, named after a site on the coast south of present-day Hanoi, flourishes in northern Vietnam. Large drums with tympanum and sides decorated in low-relief figures and geometric designs are the most distinctive implements produced by the culture, which is also noted for its bronze vessels and ceremonial weapons. Examples of the drums, imported and made locally, have been found in South China and throughout mainland and island Southeast Asia.