Editing Langkasuka (section)

==Archaeology==
[[File:Malay Kingdoms en.svg|thumb|upright|right|Langkasuka among polities in ancient Malay realm.]]
Several archaeological expeditions were conducted in the 1960s to locate Langkasuka following Paul Wheatley's suggestion of its likely location. In 1963, [[Stewart Wavell]] led a Cambridge expedition to locate Langkasuka and [[Tambralinga]], the details of this expedition are described in ''The Naga King's Daughter''.

An archaeological investigation of the Yarang area began in 1989 by the [[Fine Arts Department]] of Thailand.<ref name="malay peninsula"/> The majority of the ruins were clustered in the vicinity of a hamlet called Ban Wat, and may have formed the nucleus of the city. Others were scattered further to the North at Ban Jalæ, and a couple more at Ban Prawæ. The excavations found various Buddhist structures and objects including votive tablets and sculptures, indicating a strong Buddhist presence in the kingdom. Objects related to Hindu worship were also found.

Many Chinese and Arab coins made of bronze have been found in the region, an indication of the commercial activity of the kingdom. Two silver [[Sassanid]] coins have also been found.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a5rG6reWhloC&pg=PA191 |title=The Malay Peninsula: Crossroads of the Maritime Silk-Road (100 BC-1300 AD) |author= Michel Jacq-Hergoualc'h |page=191 |others=Victoria Hobson (translator) |year=2002 |publisher=Brill |isbn= 978-90-04-11973-4 }}</ref>