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2. An inscribed tablet from Kedah, Malaysia: comparison with earlier finds;Allen;Asian Perspectives,1989
3. Agriculture, hydraulics, and urbanism at Satingpra. Review article;Allen;Asian Perspectives,1990
4. Trade and site distribution in early historic-period Kedah: geoarchaeological, historic, and locational evidence;Allen;Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Bulletin,1991
5. Inland Angkor, coastal Kedah: landscapes, subsistence systems, and state development in early Southeast Asia;Allen;Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association,1997