TY - BOOK AU - Hutterer, Karl L. ED - University of Hawaii. TI - Basey archaeology: prehistoric trade and social evolution in the Philippines / AV - GN 799 H88 1973 PY - 1973/// KW - Commerce, Prehistoric KW - Philippines KW - Southeast Asia KW - Social evolution KW - Archaeology KW - Commerce KW - History KW - Civilization KW - Social life and customs KW - Antiquities KW - Foreign relations N1 - A dissertation submitted to the Graduate division of the University of Hawaii in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology N2 - "This dissertation reexamines the evidence for historical events connected with the evolution of Philippine lowland societies. For this purpose, archaeological and ethno-historical data are used. The archaeological evidence includes data from two seasons of field work in the Basey area, southwestern Samar, as well as information from other excavations in the Philippines. The ethno-historical evidence mainly derives from two different groups of written sources: early Spanish accounts of the Philippines and Chinese historical documents dealing with trade in the South China Sea" -- page 5; Chapter I Introduction Chapter II Problem and theoretical orientation Chapter III Basey Archaeology Chapter IV Prehistoric trade in Southeast Asia and the Philippines Chapter V Implications of the Prehistoric foreign trade in the Philippines Chapter VI Summary and conclusions ER -