International maritime trade d occurred in the area of the Malay Penin- e sula. However, before the beginning of the Christian Era, there was no special o the place tomoor the ships. After people had water to terms with the monsoon phe and nomena, maritime trade flourished and Pro the actual port sites can be spotted along was the East and West coasts of Southern alley Thailand(Malay Peninsula.) Further more, some of these ports had become production sites for some special items ed by of merchandise such as glass beads and d and ceramics and other accessories