Burma

Police in Myanmar have opened fire on protesters in Bagan, the former ancient capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, bringing even more destruction to one of the world’s oldest religious centers. Colonial historians of Burma (Mayanmar) traditionally claimed the earliest civilizations were founded under Indian influence around 500 AD. However, a NEWINT article says recent research indicates “that civilization in Burma ’s Irawaddy valley was present 3,500 years ago, farming rice, raising livestock and using bronze implements.” However, archaeological evidence suggests that early cultures existed in Burma as early as 11,000 BC. According to Richard M. Cooler in his 2002 book " The Art and Culture of Burma,” Burma's Stone Age was the “ Anyathian” that existed at a