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Rituals set in Stone: Tracing the Archaeological Evidence for the Development of the Sīmā Stone tradition in Southeast Asia (2022)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2022). Rituals set in Stone: Tracing the Archaeological Evidence for the Development of the Sīmā Stone tradition in Southeast Asia. In J. Carbine, & E. Davis (Eds.), Sīmās: Foundations of Buddhist Religion (43-65). University Of Hawai'i Press

This paper discusses the development of the sīmā stone tradition from the earliest archaeological evidence in what are today the areas of Northeast Thailand and Central Laos to its wider distribution across Mainland Southeast Asia. The earliest subst... Read More about Rituals set in Stone: Tracing the Archaeological Evidence for the Development of the Sīmā Stone tradition in Southeast Asia.

Cultural Connections and Shared Origins between Cham and Dvāravatī: A comparison of common artistic and architectural motifs, ca. 7th – 10th centuries CE (2019)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2019). Cultural Connections and Shared Origins between Cham and Dvāravatī: A comparison of common artistic and architectural motifs, ca. 7th – 10th centuries CE. In A. Griffiths, A. Hardy, & G. Wade (Eds.), Champa: Territories and Networks of a Southeast Asian Kingdom (303-321). École française d'Extrême-Orient

This chapter contributes to our understanding of the regional connectedness of the Southeast Asian mainland by identifying networks that linked Campā with the Dvāravatī culture of central and northeast Thailand. Commonalities of decorative detail in... Read More about Cultural Connections and Shared Origins between Cham and Dvāravatī: A comparison of common artistic and architectural motifs, ca. 7th – 10th centuries CE.

Tang (2019)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2019). Tang. In K. Gaillard, & E. van den Berg (Eds.), Gezonken schatten : vondsten uit scheepswrakken van de maritieme zijderoute 800-1900 = Sunken treasures : discoveries in shipwrecks from the maritime silk road 800-1900 (18-41). Waanders und De Kunst

The Constant Orientalist: Raffles and the Religions of Java (2019)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2019). The Constant Orientalist: Raffles and the Religions of Java. In S. A. Murphy, N. Wang, & A. Green (Eds.), Raffles in Southeast Asia: Revisiting the scholar and the statesman (202-213). Asian Civilisations Museum

Introducing Angkor: Presenting Khmer civilisation to the world (2018)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2018). Introducing Angkor: Presenting Khmer civilisation to the world. In T. McCullough, S. A. Murphy, P. Baptiste, & T. Zéphir (Eds.), Angkor: Exploring Cambodia’s Sacred City (14-33). Asian Civilisations Museum

Globalizing Indian Religions and Southeast Asian Localisms: Incentives for the adoption of Buddhism and Brahmanism in 1st Millennium CE Southeast Asia (2017)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A., & Lefferts, H. L. (2017). Globalizing Indian Religions and Southeast Asian Localisms: Incentives for the adoption of Buddhism and Brahmanism in 1st Millennium CE Southeast Asia. In T. Hodos (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and Globalization (768-788). Routledge

This paper employs “globalization” theory, dynamically incorporating space and time, geography and history, to challenge the notion that the development of Southeast Asian cultures along the global sea-faring arc between India and China can be best e... Read More about Globalizing Indian Religions and Southeast Asian Localisms: Incentives for the adoption of Buddhism and Brahmanism in 1st Millennium CE Southeast Asia.

The Pyu: an ancient civilization of upper Myanmar (2016)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A., & Kyaing, U. W. (2016). The Pyu: an ancient civilization of upper Myanmar. In S. A. Murphy (Ed.), Cities and Kings: Treasures from Ancient Myanmar (22-33). Asian Civilisations Museum

How Many Monks? Quantitative And Demographic Archaeological Approaches To Buddhism In Northeast Thailand And Central Laos, 6th-11th Centuries Ce (2015)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2015). How Many Monks? Quantitative And Demographic Archaeological Approaches To Buddhism In Northeast Thailand And Central Laos, 6th-11th Centuries Ce. In D. C. Lammerts (Ed.), Buddhist Dynamics in Premodern and Early Modern Southeast Asia (80-119). Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814519076-005

This article explores a number of ways in which to reconstruct the possible extent of monastic Buddhism in the Khorat Plateau during the Dvaravati period. In an attempt to so, it is consequently multidisciplinary in its conception, being primarily ar... Read More about How Many Monks? Quantitative And Demographic Archaeological Approaches To Buddhism In Northeast Thailand And Central Laos, 6th-11th Centuries Ce.

Sema Stones in Lower Myanmar and Northeast Thailand: A Comparison (2014)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2014). Sema Stones in Lower Myanmar and Northeast Thailand: A Comparison. In N. Revire, & S. A. Murphy (Eds.), Before Siam: Essays in Art and Archaeology (353-371). River Books

Narrative art on Dvaravati sema stones from northeast Thailand consists primarily of jataka tales. Similarly, sema from Thaton, Lower Burma also depict jatakas and have invited comparison. Piriya Krairiksh for instance, argues that a group of Mons fl... Read More about Sema Stones in Lower Myanmar and Northeast Thailand: A Comparison.

The Distribution of Sema Stones throughout the Khorat Plateau during the Dvaravati Period (2013)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2013). The Distribution of Sema Stones throughout the Khorat Plateau during the Dvaravati Period. In M. J. Klokke, & V. Degroot (Eds.), Unearthing Southeast Asia's past : selected papers from the 12th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists. Volume 1 (215-233). NUS Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1qv3nd.22

This paper analyses the distribution of Dvaravati period1 sema stones from evidence obtained during survey work carried out throughout Northeast Thailand and Laos.2 In total, 110 sites and over 1,200 sema stones have been recorded, representing the m... Read More about The Distribution of Sema Stones throughout the Khorat Plateau during the Dvaravati Period.

Transitions from Late Prehistoric to Dvaravati Period Funerary Practices: New Evidence from Dong Mae Nang Muang, Central Thailand (2012)
Book Chapter
Pongkasetkan, P., & Murphy, S. A. (2012). Transitions from Late Prehistoric to Dvaravati Period Funerary Practices: New Evidence from Dong Mae Nang Muang, Central Thailand. In M. L. Tjoa-Bonatz, A. Reinecke, & D. Bonatz (Eds.), Crossing Borders: Selected Papers from the 13th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, Volume 1 (75-89). NUS Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1nthm4.12

This paper focuses on burial traditions in central and northeast Thailand, particularly on the 5th–12th centuries AD, and to a lesser extent on the transition from the Late Iron Age to the Dvaravati period. This discussion arises primarily from new a... Read More about Transitions from Late Prehistoric to Dvaravati Period Funerary Practices: New Evidence from Dong Mae Nang Muang, Central Thailand.