Archaeological Atlas Of Indochina, Champa And Cambodia Lunet De Lajonquière 1901

Archaeological Atlas of Indochina, Monuments of Champa and Cambodia by Captain Etienne-Edmond Lunet de Lajonquière of the Colonial Infantry attached to the French School of the Far East, Imprimerie Nationale, Paris 1901. Étienne-Edmond Lunet de Lajonquière born in Rodez on August 8, 1861, died on December 23, 1933 in Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont, was a military officer of the Marine Infantry, explorer, ethnographer, architect, writer. From 1901, he was assigned notably to the Colonial Infantry in Annam and Tonkin. Directory of archaeological sites scattered in Indochina, this atlas is one of the few to map the importance of Hindu sites, the Champa civilization. The Cham were undoubtedly of Austronesian origin and had occupied the coasts of central and southern Vietnam since Neolithic times. In the 2nd century, this seafaring people adopted Hinduism through contact with Indian traders, which gave birth to the kingdom of Champa. The Chams were not only excellent sailors but also formidable builders and ingenious farmers.