The interior was connected to the prosperous coastal settlements through a network of trade and ritual. At the same time the inscriptions attest to the complexity in those days of Balinese society, with a hierarchical social organisation headed by a king who resided in the interior – precisely where, nobody knows. Royal decrees dating from the 10th to the 12th century, inscribed on copper tablets and still preserved in the local villages as part of their religious heritage, bear witness to the fact that, over a period of over 1000 years, these played a major role as harbour and trading centres in the transmaritime trade between India and (probably) the Spice Islands. Archaeological finds have shown that the coastal settlements of Tejakula District enjoyed trading relations with India as long as 2000 years ago or more. He villages on Bali’s north-east coast have a long history. Ethnoarchaeological Investigations in North Bali, Indonesia edited by Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin and I Wayan ArdikaĮdited by Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin and I Wayan Ardika
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