Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c7.60

c7.60

The archaeological remains at Oc-Eo prove that the site was originally a settlement of the neolithic period, which was directly occupied by the Hindu colonists without any gap or intervening period. Such immediate transition from Neolithic to Hindu period is also attested by archaeological finds in other places such as Sa-huynh in Annam, Samrong Seu in Cambodia, Kuala Selinsing in Malay Peninsula, and at Sempaga in the island of Celebes. All these prove that when the Hindu colonists arrived in this region, they found the local people in that primitive state of culture which may be collectively referred to as late Neolithic.