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1006:. After the Nanzhao attacks had greatly weakened the Pyu city-states, large numbers of Burman warriors and their families entered the Pyu realm in the 830s and 840s and settled at the confluence of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers, perhaps to help Nanzhao pacify the surrounding countryside. Over the next two hundred years, the small principality gradually grew to include its immediate surrounding areas— to about 200 miles north to south and 80 miles from east to west by
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where over 1,600 of stones and cave paintings have been uncovered. These paintings lie from ten to twelve feet above the floor level depicting figures in red ochre of two human hands, a fish, bulls, bisons, a deer and probably the hind of an elephant. The paintings indicate that the cave was probably
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Bronze and Iron Age cultures overlapped in Burma. This era saw the growth of agriculture and access to copper resources of the Shan hills, the semi-precious stone and iron resources of the Mount Popa
Plateau, and the salt resources of Halin. The wealth is evident in grave items bought from Chinese
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suggests that Bronze Age of Burma began around 1500 BC in parallel with the earlier stages of
Southeast Asian bronze production. This period spans from 1500 to 1000 BC during which knowledge of the smelting and casting of copper and tin seems to have spread rapidly along the Neolithic exchange
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used for religious rituals. If so, these caves could be one of the earliest sites used for worshiping in Burma. The use of caves for religious purposes continued into later periods. Thus, Buddhist
Burmese use of cave worshiping originates from the earlier Animist period.
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period was when plants and animals were first domesticated and polished stone tools appeared in Burma. Though these sites are situated in fertile areas, evidence shows these early people were not yet familiar with agricultural methods.
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cultures. The cave ritual system, which was later used for
Buddhist caves, is believed to have been rooted in the earliest civilisation of this era. The effect can be seen today in many Buddhism ritual caves across Burma.
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694:. These complexes are collectively known as the Anyathians, thus, the culture is called the Anyathian culture. The Early Anyathian is characterised by single-edged core implements made on natural fragments of
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may have entered present-day Lower Burma as early as the 6th century CE. According to mainstream scholarship, the Mon had founded at least two small kingdoms (or large city-states) centred on
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throughout the plains region centred on the confluence of the
Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers that had been inhabited since the Paleolithic. The Pyu were followed by various groups such as the
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still existed until the late 12th century. By the 13th century, the Pyu had assumed the Burman ethnicity. The histories/legends of the Pyu were also incorporated to those of the
Burmans.
776:. This era marks the beginning of urbanisation when city states began to be established. Several sizeable first millennium cities were founded by the Pyu, the Mon and the Arakanese.
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kingdoms. A notable characteristics of the people of this era is that they buried their dead together with decorative ceramics and common household objects such as bowls and spoons.
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has been dated to about 25,000 BP in central
Myanmar. The pre-migration period of Burma spanned from 11,000 BCE to 4,000 BCE before the mass migration. This era is characterised by
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928:(Bagan) at the confluence of Irrawaddy and Chindwin. Pyu settlements remained in Upper Burma for the next three centuries but the Pyu gradually were absorbed into the expanding
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Evidence of trade suggests ongoing migrations throughout the prehistory period though the earliest evidence of mass migrations only points to c. 200 BCE when the
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The city-states—five major walled cities and several smaller towns have been excavated—were all located in the three main irrigated regions of Upper Burma: the
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Khin Zaw; Meffre, Sebastien; Takai, Masanaru; Suzuki, Hisashi; Thaung Htike; Zin Maung Maung Thein; Tsubamoto, Takehisa; Egi, Naoko; Maung Maung (July 2014).
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when farming, domestication, and polished stone tools first appeared. They are dated between 11,000 and 6,000 BCE. The most significant of these is the
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and silicified tuff, which are associated with crude flake implements. However, domestications and polishing of stones, which are possible signs of
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1132:"The oldest anthropoid primates in SE ASia: Evidence from LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon age in the Late Middle Eocene Pondaung Formation, Myanmar"
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by the mid 9th century. The earliest external reference to a Lower Burma "kingdom" was in 844-848 by Arab geographers. The Mon practised
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The millennium-old civilisation came crashing down in the 9th century when the city-states were destroyed by repeated invasions from the
772:, the earliest inhabitants of Burma of whom records are extant, began to move into the upper Irrawaddy valley from north of present-day
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arrived c. 1500 BCE when people in the region were turning copper into bronze, growing rice, and domesticating chickens and pigs. The
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Schaarschmidt, Maria; Fu, Xiao; Li, Bo; Marwick, Ben; Khaing, Kyaw; Douka, Katerina; Roberts, Richard G. (January 2018).
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as well as other cultural, architectural and political concepts, which would have an enduring influence on later
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primate fossils in the world, dating to about 40 million years ago, were found in the
Pondaung Formations in
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within the walls of the 18th century capital, Amarapura, occupied from the late
Neolithic through the early
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1460:"A Pyu Homeland in the Samon Valley: a new theory of the origins of Myanmar's early urban system"
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families and challenge beliefs that these early anthropoids originated from Africa.
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also inhabited the Irrawaddy valley and its peripheral regions.
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began to settle in Burma in 750,000 BCE before the arrival of
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and political organisation. The Pyu calendar, based on the
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which situated in Ywagan township in southern Shan States.
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History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824
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The prehistory period came to a close c. 200 BCE when the
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499:, central Myanmar. These fossils include forms from the
823:. The thousand-year period, often referred to as the
1276:"Myanmar Junta Bulldozes Taungthaman Stone Age Site"
1162:"Pondaung anthropoid primates paleontological sites"
575:
Lower Palaeolithic people of late Anyathian culture
1380:(1). The Burma Research Society: 15. Archived from
731:The finding of bronze axes at Nyaunggan located in
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1453:. New York and London: Cambridge University Press.
982:is widely considered to be the fabled kingdom of
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1367:"The 'neolithic' culture of the Padah-Lin Caves"
862:rivers. Part of an overland trade route between
567:) lived along the bank of the Ayeyawaddy river.
1425:(3rd ed.). Hutchinson University Library.
978:. The kingdoms were prosperous from trade. The
1521:The River of Lost Footsteps—Histories of Burma
1404:. Northern Illinois University. Archived from
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1719:State Peace and Development Council
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563:people of early Anyathian culture (
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1166:UNESCO World Heritage Conservation
909:, may have been the source of the
457:, inscriptions show Thets, Kadus,
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1402:"Prehistoric and Animist Periods"
1020:Migration period of ancient Burma
839:emerged in the late 9th century.
807:that existed from c. 2nd century
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1485:. Cambridge University Press.
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1523:. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
1481:Lieberman, Victor B. (2003).
1346:
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376:prehistory of Burma (Myanmar)
2712:History of Myanmar by period
1928:State Administration Council
1674:Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom
1500:Moore, Elizabeth H. (2007).
1197:10.1016/j.quageo.2018.01.001
749:State Administration Council
619:, and along the bank of the
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1729:2011–2015 political reforms
1502:Early Landscapes of Myanmar
1400:Cooler, Richard M. (2002).
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1449:Htin Aung, Maung (1967).
1120:Lieberman (2003): 114–115
800:
710:Three caves located near
599:Neolithic people live in
557:750,000- 275,000 years BP
2392:East Timor (Timor-Leste)
1854:Administrative divisions
1504:. Bangkok: River Books.
1185:Quaternary Geochronology
1148:10.1016/j.gr.2013.04.007
1050:Cooler (2002): Chapter 1
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831:to the beginning of the
686:terrace deposits of the
2653:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
2224:Twelve Auspicious Rites
2005:Myanmar kyat (currency)
1519:Myint-U, Thant (2006).
1358:Encyclopædia Britannica
1247:Aung Thaw (1969): 12–13
801:ပျူ မြို့ပြ နိုင်ငံများ
572:275,000-25,000 years BP
398:about 11,000 BCE, in a
213:British colonial period
2727:Archaeology of Myanmar
1440:Harvey, G. E. (1925).
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905:, based on the Indian
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2717:Prehistory by country
1421:Hall, D.G.E. (1960).
1313:Htin Aung (1967): 329
1295:Myint-U (2006): 51–52
1238:Britannica, Anyathian
1111:Aung-Thwin (2005): 16
491:Some of the earliest
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437:. The Pyu went on to
187:Nyaungyan Restoration
114:Warring states period
40:Prehistory of Myanmar
2567:United Arab Emirates
2061:Environmental issues
2020:Units of measurement
1667:First Toungoo Empire
1340:Harvey (1925): 24-25
1331:Lieberman (2003): 90
1229:Aung Thaw (1969): 15
231:Nationalist movement
195:Restored Hanthawaddy
181:First Toungoo Empire
157:1287–1539, 1550–1552
2594:limited recognition
2326:Prehistory of Asia
1699:Japanese occupation
1652:Hanthawaddy Kingdom
1476:on 26 November 2013
1354:"Anyathian complex"
1220:U Than Myint, pp.45
962:kingdoms in modern
897:, later became the
402:culture called the
263:Ne Win dictatorship
237:Japanese occupation
225:Resistance movement
155:Hanthawaddy Kingdom
106:Early Pagan Kingdom
2284:Outline of Myanmar
2000:Telecommunications
1916:commander-in-chief
1709:Socialist Republic
1657:Kingdom of Mrauk U
1451:A History of Burma
1365:Aung Thaw (1969).
1304:Hall (1960): 11-12
1282:. 10 January 2023.
1062:Myint-U (2006): 45
976:Theravada Buddhism
918:Kingdom of Nanzhao
803:) were a group of
561:Lower Palaeolithic
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338:Myanmar portal
269:SLORC / SPDC junta
219:Anglo-Burmese Wars
167:Kingdom of Mrauk U
88:Arakanese kingdoms
56:Sri Ksetra Kingdom
22:History of Myanmar
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1935:Political parties
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1530:978-0-374-16342-6
1511:978-974-9863-31-2
1492:978-0-521-80496-7
1432:978-1-4067-3503-1
1136:Gondwana Research
1102:Moore (2007): 236
1088:Hall (1960): 8–10
980:Kingdom of Thaton
895:Buddhist calendar
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48:200 BCE – 1050 CE
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764:Pre-Pagan period
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637:Irrawaddy valley
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310:Royal chronicles
300:List of capitals
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