19TH
CONGRESS OF THE INDO-PACIFIC PREHISTORY ASSOCIATION
SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER TO
SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER 2009
Co-organised with the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and the
Vietnam Institute of Archaeology
VENUE: Vietnam
Academy of Social
Sciences Conference Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam
Sponsors: Indo-Pacific Prehistory
Association (with administrative support from the Australian
National University,
Canberra); Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (Hanoi);
Vietnam Institute of Archaeology (Hanoi);
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research (New
York); Granucci Fund for Archaeology in Indonesia
and Timor Leste (Australian National University,
through IPPA); Luce Foundation (via the University of Pennsylvania Middle
Mekong Archaeological Project).
DRAFT
PROGRAM
Sessions are as follows, grouped under 4
generalised headings:
A. Themes related to Pleistocene culture and
evolution.
B. Themes related to the archaeological record during the
Holocene (geographical or chronological foci).
C. Themes with thematic or disciplinary (comparative, social,
biological, environmental) foci.
D. Themes related to heritage management management, education, and the
development of archaeology as a discipline.
A. THEMES RELATED TO PLEISTOCENE CULTURE AND
EVOLUTION.
A1. COGNITIVE COMPETENCE,
CULTURAL FAILURE? IS THE MODERNITY DISCUSSION VALID FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC AREA?
Alfred Pawlik (Archaeological Studies Program,
University of the Philippines
and Miriam Noël Haidle (Institut fur Fruhgeschichte und Archaeologie, University of Tubingen) alfred.pawlik@up.edu.ph; miriam.haidle@uni-tuebingen.de
Based on the appearances of
specialized blade industries, bone and antler tools, and art and body
ornaments, debate on the origins of cognitive and cultural modernity was for
decades centred in Europe. Ten years ago, the
focus of the search for modernity shifted to Africa.
The trait list of modern behaviour has recently been extended to include notational/incised
pieces, fishing, shellfishing, mining, long distance exchange, simple and
barbed points, microliths, pigment processing, and grindstones. The time frame
for some of these traits in Africa has been
expanded back to the Middle Pleistocene. But all
perspectives in this debate currently exclude East and Southeast
Asia, and the only evidence of modernity from this area to be
widely discussed has been the colonization of Sahul/Australia across sea. For Europe, the assemblage of archaeologically visible
cultural innovations is often portrayed as a ‘‘package’’, but such a claim
cannot be made for the Indo-Pacific region. Habgood and Franklin (JHE 55, 2008) have recently stated that
this “package” of cultural innovations did not exist as an entity from the
beginning of Sahul settlement, and that its “components were gradually
assembled over a 30,000 year period”. Thus, in the current stage of discussion, three main
questions arise from an Indo-Pacific perspective that will be discussed in this
session:
1. Is there pre-sapiens evidence from Asia
for traits of modern human behaviour?
2. How valid is the current list of symptoms for detecting or
refuting the existence of modern human behaviour?
3. Can other, more general and basic, aspects of modern human
behaviour be identified?
Miriam Noël Haidle
(Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities):
Introduction – Pleistocene Modernity: An exclusively Afro-European issue?
Luidmila Lbova (Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Novosibirsk): Evidence of modern human behaviour in the early upper Palaeolithic stage
in the Baikal zone.
Susan Bulmer: Late Pleistocene stone
tool technology in New
Guinea and its possible origins.
Phillip J.
Habgood and Natalie R. Franklin (School of Social
Sciences, University
of Queensland): Geographical patterning of the “package of
archaeologically visible traits” of modern human behaviour within Greater Australia
Martin Porr (School of Social and Cultural Studies, University of Western
Australia): Identifying behavioural modernity: lessons from Sahul.
Michelle C. Langley (School
of Social Science, University of Queensland):
Behavioural modernity in Sahul’s Pleistocene archaeological record: taphonomy,
archaeological sampling and previous hypotheses
Alfred Pawlik (Archaeological Studies Program, University of the Philippines): Modern packages in the Philippines
prehistoric record. Any leftovers?
Ian Gilligan (ANU, Canberra): Clothing and modern human behaviour in Australia
A2. HOMININ COLONIZATION OF ISLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Mike Morwood (Geoquest
Research Centre, University
of Wollongong) mikem@uow.edu.au
Harry Widianto (Balai Pelestarian Sangiran, Indonesia): From Homo erectus to Homo floresiensis
Djatmiko (National Research
Center for Archaeology, Jakarta): The lithic industry from Liang Bua cave, Flores
Kira Westaway (Environmental Science, Macquarie
University): The potential of cave
breccia deposits in Island SE Asia: preserved
archives of faunal, hominid and environmental history
Santoso Soegondho (Balai Arkeologi Manado)
and Rintaro Ono (ANU): Colonization of remote islands in northern Wallacea
during the late Pleistocene to Holocene: from the evidence of shellfish
exploitation in the Talaud Islands
Rubiyanto Kapid and Johan Arif (Faculty of Earth Science and
Technology, Institute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia):
Sedimentary formations with hominid fossils in Java, Indonesia
A3. PALAEOLITHIC
INTERACTIONS IN EAST ASIA
Gao Xing (Institute of Vertebrate
Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences) and Chen Shen (Royal Ontario
Museum) chens@rom.on.ca;
gaoxing@ivpp.ac.cn
Colonization by Pleistocene hominids in East Asia resulted
in widespread migrations extending as far as the Japanese archipelago, Siberia, and the Australian continent. Recent
archaeological data indicate the reality of Palaeolithic cultural interaction
in East Asia, as well as regionalism in
cultural expression. This session will re-evaluate Palaeolithic data from the
region as a whole. Its objectives are to draw academic attention to the dynamic
aspects of human cultural evolution in East Asia,
focusing upon hominid interactions and migrations, utilising multi-disciplinary
approaches to Palaeolithic settlements, technological innovations and
subsistence strategies.
GAO
Xing (IVPP, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Chen Shen (Royal Ontario Museum): Palaeolithic
Interaction in East Asia.
Seonbok
YI (Seoul National
University): Recent Findings at Chongokri, Korea
Hiroyuki
SATO (University of Tokyo): Which routes did the Japanese ancestor of
modern human select: southern islands, Korean peninsula or Sakhalin?
WANG
Youping (Peking University):
Upper Palaeolithic interactions in North China
KATO
Hirofumi (Hokkaido University): Technological evolution, adaptation and
emergence of Upper Paleolithic in NE Asia
ZHANG
Xiaoling (IVPP, Chinese
Academy of Sciences): A
functional study of lithic artifacts from the Hutouliang site and interpretations
of modern human behavior at the end of Pleistocene in northern china
WANG
Shejiang (La Trobe University) and Chen Shen (Royal
Ontario Museum):
Middle Pleistocene hominid interactions in the Luonan
Basin of northern China
Robin Dennell (University of Sheffield):
Human evolution in the Middle Pleistocene and the issue of isolation: the issue
of Homo heidelbergensis
CHEN
Hong (Fudan University):
Cultural adaptations to the Late Paleolithic: regional variability of human
behavior in southern Shanxi, China
PENG
Fei (IVPP, Chinese Academy of Sciences): A Report on the 2007 Excavation
of the Ranjialukou Paleolithic Site in the Three Gorges, China
LI
Yinghua (Wuhan University): Analysis on the cognition
of human behaviors at the Guanyindong site
ZHANG
Shuangquan (Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and
Paleoanthropology，Beijing，China), LI, Zhanyang, GAO Xing, and
ZHANG Yue: Taphonomy and Zooarchaeology of the faunal remains from the Lingjing Site, Henan
Province, China
WANG
Yunfu (Chong Qing Normal
University): Analysis of
bone surface modifications from Huanglong cave
WU
Xianzhu (Chong Qing Normal
University): Three
dimensional surveying of a prehistoric cave site & digital model analysis
of bone surface modifications
IMAMURA Keiji (Department
of Archaeology, University of Tokyo): Pitfall hunting in the Upper
Palaeolithic and Jomon periods in japan
Erika Bodin (Paris X-Nanterre
University): Do Chinese
bifacial industries challenge the Movius Line?
A4. PLEISTOCENE HOMINID ADAPTATIONS AND EVOLUTION IN ASIA
Nicolas Rolland (University
of Victoria) and Susan
Keates prehistory@shaw.ca;
archres2009@googlemail.com
Recent years have seen increased levels of
palaeoanthropological research in Asia. This
multidisciplinary session is aimed at providing a platform for the discussion
of issues associated with Pleistocene peopling and human evolution in Asia, from perspectives encompassing anthropology,
hunter-gatherer ethnoarchaeology, archaeology, palaeontology, chronology,
environmental and genetic studies. Specific themes include the technology and
resource subsistence of the earliest hominids: the development of lithic (and
potentially non-lithic) technology in the various regions; the evolution of
hominid morphology, including relationships with early modern humans;
chronology, including stratigraphic, faunal and radiometric methods; the
environmental context of hominid life; and the value of ancient DNA and other
genetic research results to further knowledge of faunal and hominid origins and
migratory patterns.
A. Anoikin (Institute
of Archaeology & Ethnography SB
RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia)
The oldest Lower Paleolithic micro-industries of Eurasia:
New data
A. Krivoshapkin (Institute
of Archaeology & Ethnography SB
RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia)
The innovative technological burst in the Middle Paleolithic of Uzbekistan:
a revision of interpretative dogma
Alexander Tsybankov (Institute
of Archaeology and Ethnography,
Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk):
The early upper Paleolithic at Denisova
Cave (Gorny Altai, Russia).
A.P.Derevianko (Institute of Archaeology
and Ethnography, Novosibirsk, Russia): The Middle to Upper Paleolithic
transition and the origins of Homo
sapiens sapiens in Northern and Central Asia
Bilikto Bazarov (Department of State Guard of Objects of
Cultural Heritage, Republic
of Buryatia): Current
status of archaeological researches on the Palaeolithic of Western Zabaykal'ye.
Evgeny Rybin (Institute of Archaeology &
Ethnography SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia): The last Middle Paleolithic in Central Asia: the question of survival
K. Kolobova (Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography SB
RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia) In quest of predecessors of the Uzbekistan Upper
Paleolithic
Mark C. Diab (Laboratory of Human Evolution, Department of Integrated
Biosciences, The University of Tokyo): An evaluation of human impacts on Pleistocene
megafaunal extinction and extirpation in Japan.
M.L.K. Murty:
Ecological adaptations during Terminal Pleistocene and Early Holocene times in
the Eastern Ghats (India)
Nicolas Rolland (University of Victoria,
B.C., Canada): The ‘dual
inheritance’, early Homo adaptive parameters, and the initial colonization of
Central and Eastern Asia.
Parth Chauhan (Stone Age Institute, USA): Reconsidering Lower Paleolithic dispersals
from Africa to Asia
Prakash Sinha (Dept. of Ancient History, Culture &
Archaeology, University of Allahabad, India): Changes in technology, subsistence
strategies and behavioral patterns during the Late Upper Pleistocene in South and Southeast
Asia: A microwear analysis.
Prakash Sinha and D.K. Chauhan (Dept. of Botany, University of Allahabad, India): Phytolith study and
reconstruction of palaeoenvironment
and craft activities
Sukanya Sharma (Indian Institute
of Technology, Guwahati): Hominid
adaptations in prehistoric Northeast India,
with special emphasis on the Garo Hills.
Susan Keates: Spatial-temporal
relativity of Eastern Asian Homo.
Taskhak Vasilii (Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of
Sciences, Institute of Mongolian, Bhuddist and Tibetan Studies, Ulan-Ude,
Republic of Buryatia): Two variants of the early Upper Palaeolithic blade
industries in Western Zabaykal'ye.
A5. RECENT ADVANCES IN
PLEISTOCENE STUDIES ON MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA:
BIOCHRONOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTS
Fabrice Demeter (Musée
de l'Homme, Paris), Anne-Marie Bacon (CNRS, Paris) and Kim Thuy Nguyen
(Institute of Archaeology, 61 Phan Chu Trinh, Hanoi) demeter@mnhn.fr ; anne-marie.bacon@evolhum.cnrs.fr
Mainland Southeast Asia had a key role in the human
colonization process of Asia and Australasia
during Pleistocene. Although research began more than 150 years ago in this
area, data are still rare. This session gives the opportunity to update
research about the Pleistocene period in mainland Southeast
Asia. New biochronological, anthropological and environmental data
will be presented relating to the conditions the first humans met in the
region.
Nguyen Lan Cuong, Nguyen Kim Thuy, Nguyen Mai Huong, Pham
Minh Huyen (Institute of Archaeology, Ha Noi): The fauna fossils discovered at
Ma Tuyen Cave,
Muong Khuong District, Lao
Cai Province.
Nguyen Lan Cuong (Institute
of Archaeology, Ha Noi): The fossil
human and Pongo teeth from Nham
Duong, Hai Duong
Province (Vietnam).
Anne-Marie Bacon ( UPR2147, CNRS, Paris):Two new Pleistocene faunas from Vietnam and Laos and their contribution to the
biochronological framework of the Indochinese province
Vadhana Subhavan (Mahidol
University, Bangkok):
Homo erectus in Thailand:
A comparative analysis of fossils uncovered from Doi Ta Ka (Locality 1) Lampang
Province, Northern Thailand
Y. Kaifu (National
Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo): Homo erectus from Ngandong (Java):
immigrants from the mainland or descendants of an insular endemic species?
Thongcharoenchaikit, Cholawit (Institut de Paléontologie
humaine, Muséum National d’histoire Naturelle, Paris) :
Morphological analysis of rocker jaws in prehistoric populations in Thailand
Luu Thi Phuong Lan (Institute
of Global Physics, Hanoi), B. Ellwood and Nguyen Khach Su: Using
magnetic susceptibility to study Con Moong cave
Nguyen Khach Su (institute
of Archaeology, Hanoi):
The cultural changes in the Later Pleistocene – Early Holocene through the
stratigraphy of Con
Moong Cave
Nor Khairunnisa bt Talib (Centre for Archaelogical Research
Global, University Science Malaysia,
Penang): Paleolithic technology and adaptation for environment in Bukit Bunuh, Lenggong Valley,
Perak Malaysia
Somsak Pramankij (Mahidol
University): A comparative survey of
Palaeolithic tool raw materials and techniques between Asia, Africa and Europe
Phan Thanh Bang (Kon Tum Department of
Culture-Sport-Tourism): The environment of Homo
sapiens in Kon
Tum Province
B. THEMES RELATED TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD DURING THE HOLOCENE
(GEOGRAPHICAL OR CHRONOLOGICAL FOCI).
B1. CURRENT
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC
Glenn
Summerhayes (Department of Anthropology, Gender and Sociology, Otago University) glenn.summerhayes@otago.ac.nz
The purpose of this session is to present and
showcase the latest research from Papua New
Guinea, the Solomon Islands,
New Caledonia, Vanuatu
and Fiji.
Although many of these research projects are still in progress, this session
will provide a perfect opportunity to present the latest findings to the
archaeological community.
Sue Bulmer (Bulmer Bulmer and Associates 10 Tansley Avenue, Epsom Auckland 1023, New Zealand): Late Pleistocene stone artefacts
from Kosipe, a hunting and foraging site in montane Papua New Guinea
G.R. Summerhayes (Otago
University), M. Leavesley (Otago University),
G. Hope (Australian National University),
H. Mandui (National Museum and Art
Gallery of Papua
New Guinea), A. Fairbairn (University
of Queensland), A. Ford (Otago University)
and Judith Field (University
of Sydney): Current
research from Kosipe: a late Pleistocene site from PNG.
Anne Ford (Otago University): Pleistocene stone tool use at Kosipe, Papua
New Guinea.
Glenn Summerhayes (Otago) , Lisa Matisso-Smith (Otago),
Herman Mandui (PNG National Museum
and Art Gallery),
Jim Allen (La Trobe), Jim Specht (Australian
Museum) , Kelly Amanga
(Emira), Kenneth Vito (Emira) and Nick Hogg (Otago): An early Lapita site from
Emira
Scarlett Chiu (Academia Sinica, Taipei), Yi-lin Chen, William R. Dickinson,
Jeffrey R. Ferguson, Bridget Alex, Michael D. Glascock and Christophe Sand:
Finding possible New Caledonian Lapita pottery sources: evidences gathered from
petrographic and INAA chemical compositional analyses
Stuart Bedford & Matthew
Spriggs (Australian National University):
The Teouma Lapita cemetery: ceremony and ritual associated with a colonising
population in Vanuatu,
Southwest Pacific
J. Allen (La Trobe University), G.R. Summerhayes, M. Leavesley (Otago University)
and Herman Mandui (PNG National Museum
and Art Gallery: Oposisi Revisited
Brian Vincent (Otago
University): An initial petrographic
examination of pottery, sand temper and potting clay from Northern Coastal Papua New Guinea
Melissa Carter (Sydney
University) Investigations on Santa
Isabel – New Insights into Solomon
Islands prehistory
Christian Reepmeyer (ANU). Contributions of lithic research
on obsidian sources in North Vanuatu to colonisation and cultural change in the
southwest Pacific
Mads Ravn (University of Stavanger). A new skeleton and an open area
settlement in Manus, PNG.
Olaf Winter (Australian
National University):
Back to Unai Bapot, a further investigation of an early human occupation of the
Mariana Islands
Felicia Beardsley (University of La
Verne, California): Stone carving
on Kosrae, Micronesia: a forgotten industry
Mark Golitko (University
of Illinois at Chicago)
and John Edward Terrell (The Field
Museum of Natural
History). Reconstructing social networks in the voyaging corridor: chemical
analysis of artifacts from the Sepik coast of New Guinea
Ben Shaw, H. Buckley, G. Summerhayes, D. Anson, F. Valentin,
H. Mandui C. Stirling, M.Reid. Migration and mobility at the Late Lapita site
of Reber-Rakival (SAC), Watom Island, using isotope and trace element analysis: A
new insight into Lapita Interaction in the Bismarck
Archipelago.
B2. RECENT ADVANCES IN THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST CHINA
Tianlong Jiao (Bishop Museum,
Honolulu) and Chunming Wu (Xiamen University, China.
tjiao@bishopmuseum.org;
wu_chunming@hotmail.com)
Over the past decade, a series of new archaeological
discoveries have significantly changed understanding of ancient south and
southeast China.
The applications of techniques such as stable isotope analysis in the study of
human bones, and studies of marine shells and stone tools, have generated new
information for rethinking key issues in the prehistory of this region. This
panel examines a number of these new finds from a different theoretical and
regional perspectives, and highlights some of the collaborative research among
scholars from mainland China,
Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States.
Chunming WU (Xiamen
University): Ethnicity and material
culture: a perspective from prehistoric south China
YANG Cong (Fujian Museum): The rise and fall of Minyue: new
archaeological evidence from Fujian, China
Francis Allard (Indiana
University of Pennsylvania):
The spatial distribution and depositional contexts of early bronzes in South China
Xuechun FAN (Fujian
Provincial Museum)
& SU Wenjing (Fuzhou University): New investigations into the prehistoric
maritime cultures in southeast China
Weimin GUO (Hunan Provincial Institute of Archaeology):
Social complexity in the late Neolithic Middle Yangtze
River: new evidence from Liyang Plain
Tianlong JIAO (Bishop
Museum): Population movements and social
changes in prehistoric southeast China
John Krigbaum (University
of Florida) and Tianlong
Jiao (Bishop Museum): Ancient diet in prehistoric southeast China:
new evidence from the stable isotope of the Tanshishan human bones
Kuangti Li (Academia Sinica) & Gongwu Lin (Fujian Museum):
Prehistoric maritime adaptation strategy across the Taiwan
Strait: new evidence from stable isotope analysis of marine shells
Yunfei Zheng & Guoping Sun (Zhejiang Provincial
Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity): A new study of Hemudu culture rice
farming: rice paddy at Tianluoshan
Zhengfu Guo (Chinese
Academy of Sciences) & Tianlong
Jiao (Bishop Museum):
Sourcing the Neolithic stones adzes in southeast China: new geochemical evidences
from the Tianluoshan site
Sascha Priewe (Oxford University):
Interpreting enclosures: from the British Iron Age to late Neolithic China
Adam Lauer (University of Hawaii
at Manoa): Health status and lifestyle at the transition to rice agriculture: a
case study from Tianluoshan, Early Neolithic China
Chin-hsin Liu (University
of Florida), Cheng-hwa Tsang, Yi-chang
Liu (Academia Sinica, Taipei), John Krigbaum (University of Florida): Paleodietary
reconstruction in Iron Age northern Taiwan: isotopic evidence from
Shih-San-Hang
B3. LATER PREHISTORY OF
YUNNAN
Aedeen Cremin, (School of Archaeology and Anthropology, ANU) and Li
Kunsheng, (Archaeology, Yunnan
University) Yass.Books@bigpond.com
The term Yunnan
covers a varied region with strongly marked physical characteristics. The aim
of this session is to define some broad cultural parameters, covering the times
from first farming through to the historic period. We would welcome input from
a range of disciplines, including archaeology and bioarchaeology, ethnography,
geology, historical geography, hydrology, and palaeoecology.
Paul
S.C. Taçon (Griffith University), LI Gang (Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Cultural Relics Administration Office), YANG Decong (Yunnan Institute of
Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Kunming), Sally K. May Australian National
University), Maxime Aubert (Australian National University), Liu HONG (Yunnan
Institute of Geography), JI Xueping (Yunnan Institute of Cultural Relics and
Archaeology), Darren Curnoe (University of New South Wales) and Andy Herries
(University of New South Wales): The age and cultural significance of Jinsha
River naturalistic rock art, northwest Yunnan Province, China.
Ji
Xueping (Yunnan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology) and Ma Juan
(Lincang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology): Rock art sites along
Lancang River (upper tributary of theMekong River), Southwest Yunnan Province, China
Chen Shai Nan Hai (Yunnan University): The tombs of the Neolithic cultures
of Yunnan
Terry Lustig (University of Sydney, Australia) Li Kunsheng,Chen Shai Nan Hai (Yunnan University), Jiang, Zhilong (Yunnan Research Institute of Archaeology): The varying levels of
the Dian lakes and the development of the Dian lakes cultures
Nataliya
Polosmak and Evgeniy Bogdanov (Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography, Novosibirsk, Russia): The northern affinities of
the Dian Culture
Emma C.
Bunker (Asian Department, Denver Art Museum): The Dongson dilemma:
cultural caution vs commercial confusion and more !
Li
Kunsheng (Yunnan University): The Drums of Dian
Tzehuey Chiou-Peng, (Illinois): New light on typological issues of Yunnan drums.
Trinh
Sinh (Institute of Archaeology, Ha Noi,) Bronze casting in North Vietnam and Yunnan: a comparative study
Elizabeth
Moore (SOAS, London): Myanmar bronzes and the Dian cultures
of Yunnan
Po-yi
Chiang (School of Archaeology and Anthropology,
ANU): The ge of the Shizhaishan
cultural complex
Leon
Deng-Teng Shih (University of Sydney): Beyond mere decoration:
the drum-shaped cowry container of the Dian Bronze Culture
Francis
Allard (Indiana University of Pennsylvania):
Han expansion in Yunnan
Kanji Tawara (Cyber
University, Japan):
Han tombs in Yunnan
Zhao Mei (Yunnan University): A brief study of jade from Vietnam
Wang
Xibo (Yunnan University): Yunnan blue and white ceramics and its
connections with Vietnamese ceramic production
Aedeen
Cremin, (Australian National University):
Seeing barbarians: historical filters on the archaeologists’ perception
B4. ARCHAEOLOGY WITHOUT
BORDERS IN MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Rasmi Shoocongdej (Silpakorn
University, Bangkok)
and Masanari Nishimura (Kansai University, Osaka)
rasmi@su.ac.th; nixi@maia.eonet.ne.jp
New archaeological discoveries are made every year in Southeast Asia, and this session will bring together
archaeologists from different countries and with different research traditions,
approaches and interests to share their information on the current state of
Southeast Asian prehistory and early history. This session will highlight the
results of the most recent archaeological research in mainland Southeast Asia
as well as several collaborative projects between universities and
archaeological institutes within the region (e.g., Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam,
Thailand-Cambodia, Thailand-Malaysia,
Thailand-Vietnam). Current archaeological
discourse in Southeast Asia is still locally oriented and mostly published in
the local languages with short summaries in English, and we have generally been
frustrated by the lack of communication between Southeast Asian and foreign
archaeologists. Therefore, it is necessary to consider research results in a
wider regional context since the social and cultural developments of this
region are not fully understandable within the context of a single country
only; our session thus takes into account broader patterns and relationships
across the borders. We welcome presentations of regional archaeological studies
in mainland Southeast Asia, including issues
or problems relating to technological innovations/developments (e.g., ceramic,
lithic and metal production), subsistence and economy (e.g., exchange, long
distance trade), socio-political organization, settlement patterns, etc. We
hope that the papers will provide new insights into the prehistory and early
history of Mainland Southeast Asia.
Goh Hsiao Mei and Mokhtar Saidin (USM, Penang): Late
Pleistocene-Early Holocene cultural evidence in Kajang
Cave, Lenggong
Valley, Perak, Malaysia
Nguyen Gia Doi Institute of Archaeology, Hanoi):
The Upper Paleolithic in Vietnam
and its regional context.
Nguyen Viet (Center for Southeast Asian Prehistory, Vietnam):
Further studies on the Hoabinhian
Nguyen Quang Mien (Institute
of Archaeology, Hanoi):
14C dates and the geo-archaeology in the central coastal area of Vietnam
Trinh Hoang Hiep (Institute
of Archaeology, Hanoi):
Man Bac, a Neolithic settlement in northern Vietnam.
Dong Truong Nguyen and Christopher Clarkson (Vietnamese
Institute of Archaeology and The University
of Queensland): The organisation of
drill-point production at a Late Neolithic workshop of Bai Ben, Vietnam
Hubert Forestier (ZIRD-MNHN, France) and Heng Sophady (Ministry of Culture
and Fine Arts, Cambodia):
The re-excavation of Laang Spean Cave,
Cambodia
Pipad Krakaejun: A new
discovery of slab coffins from Tak Province, Western Thailand
Xie Guangmao (Guangxi Institute of Cultural Relics and
Archaeology, Nanning): New Neolithic discoveries
in Guangxi, South China
Trinh Sinh (Institute of Archaeology,
Vietnam): Exchanges of
Dongson Culture in Southeast Asia and South China
Chanthoun Thuy (Royal
Academy of Cambodia):
Circular earthworks in Cambodia
and Vietnam
Naizatul Akma Mohd Mokhtar (Center for Global Archaeological
Research (CGAR), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia): The
discovery of iron smelting in Sg. Batu, Lembah Bujang, Kedah
Nishimura Masanari: Mound sites with deep stratigraphy in
Mainland Southeast Asia: characteristics and
functions.
Noel Hidalgo Tan and
Stephen Chia (Centre for Archaeological Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang): Current research on the rock
art at Gua Tambun, Perak, Malaysia
Podjanok Kanjanajuntorn (Sociology and Anthropology, Thammasat University):
The practice of secondary burial in west-central Thailand:
is it an indication of population movement in Mainland Southeast
Asia?
Brigitte Borell (Germany): The Han period glass dish from Lao Cai, Vietnam
James W. Lankton(UCL, UK) Bunchar Pongpanich (SuthiRatana
Foundation, Thailand)
and Bernard Gratuze (Institut de Recherche sur les Archaeomateriaux, CNRS,
France) : Chinese Han period glass cup fragments in peninsular Thailand
Heng Than (The Living
Angkor Road Project, APSARA, Cambodia and Silpakorn
University): Recent Discoveries in
Siem Reap and Uddor Meanchey,
Cambodia
Nancy Beavan Athfield (Rafter Radiocardbon, GNS Science, New
Zealand), John Miksic (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Rethy
Chhem (University of Western Ontario, Canada), Louise Shewan (University of
Sydney, Australia), Dougald O’Reilly (University of Sydney, Australia), Kyle
Latinis, Somreth Siphouen: 15th-17th century jar burials in the Cardamom
mountains, Kingdom of Cambodia: A multidisciplinary investigation of secondary
burials
Nootnapang Chumdee (Division of History, Faculty of
Archaeology, Silpakorn University): Local trade in Pai, Mae Hongson, Northwest Thailand, 14th – 19th centuries
Ngo Thi Lan (Vietnam Institute of Archaeology): The pippala
leaf shaped decorative motif on the roofs of architectural sites in the North
of Vietnam
Babul Roy (Office of the
Registrar General, India,
Seba Bhaba, New Delhi):
Microlithic sites from Manhla, Madhya Pradesh
Trinh Nang Chung (Institute
of Archaeology, Vietnam): Study
of ancient inscribed figures on the stones at Xín Mần, Hà Giang Province,
North Viet Nam.
John Krigbaum and Bryan Tucker (University
of Florida): Holocene
diet and seasonality: isotopic insights for the development of food production
in tropical Southeast Asia
Nguyen Lan Cuong (Vietnamese Archaeological Association):
Burial customs and habits of people in prehistoric Vietnam
B5. BEYOND THE IRON AGE
IN THE MEKONG DELTA
Le Thi Lien (Institute
of Archaeology, Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences) and Miriam Stark
(Department of Anthropology, University of Hawai’i-Manoa) lelien_thi@hotmail.com; miriams@hawaii.edu
The Mekong delta has been an important locus of cultural
development for more than 3 millennia, but few scholars working outside of Vietnam and Cambodia are familiar with the
delta’s rich archaeological record, its architectural and art traditions, and
its epigraphy. And while the last 25 years have witnessed a florescence of work
across the Mekong delta, few research reports
from work in the region are accessible to the broader archaeological world. This
sub-session of “Archaeology without Borders” seeks to cross national and
cultural boundaries in the Mekong basin to
focus on the period after 500 BCE, when the delta became a crucible for the
rise of early states. Papers in this sub-session will highlight recent findings
from national and international collaborative research in the region, identify
key research problems that present and future work in the region can address,
and discuss political and cultural issues germane to the region and its
descendant populations. Our goal is to encourage further international
collaboration on work in the region, and we welcome Mekong
delta archaeologists based anywhere in the world to participate in this
sub-session.
Manguin, Pierre-Yves Manguin (EFEO Paris): The Franco-Vietnamese archaeology
programme on Oc Eo: An update
Reinecke, Andreas (Commission for Archaeology of
Non-European Cultures of the German Archaeological Institute, Germany, Germany),
Seng, Sonetra and Vin Laychour (Memot Center, Cambodia): Prohear: A first look at excavation,
restoration and cultural network of an Iron Age burial site in southeastern Cambodia
Dang Van Thang (National
University of Ho
Chi Minh City): Pre Oc Eo period in Vietnam
Lai Van Toi and Tran Anh Dung (Institute
of Archaeology, VASS): Giong Noi site
(Ben Tre
Province) in the context of pre-Oc Eo
cultural sites in southern Vietnam
Vuong Thu Hong (Long An Province Museum):
The Go O Chua site: A road to the Oc Eo culture of the Vam Co type
Bourdonneau, Eric (EFEO Phnom Penh): Canals, “landscape forms” and
“network of forms”: New research on the ancient hydraulic system around the
site of Oc Eo
Hirano, Yuko (Institute
of Asian Cultures, Sophia University):
The study of cultural exchange of Oc Eo cultural sites in the Mekong
Delta: From roof tiles and potteries found from Go Tu Tram site (2005-2006)
TOKUSAWA, Keiichi (Okayama University
of Science), NGUYEN, Thi Hoai Huong (Center for Archaeological Studies, Southern
Institute of Sustainable Development, Vietnam),
and Yuko HIRANO (Institute of Asian Cultures, Sophia University):
The microscopic analysis of ancient glass ornaments in the Mekong
Delta found from Long An Province
Slaczka, Anna A. (Kern Institute of Indology, Leiden University,
The Netherlands):
The brick structures of Gò Tháp – tombs or temples?
Stark, Miriam T. (University of Hawai’i-Manoa): Temporal and
social contexts of the Mekong Delta’s brick
architectural tradition
Luong Ninh (VASS): Mitred Vishnus in the ancient statuary of
Funan
Lavy, Paul (University of Hawai’i-Manoa): The twain shall
meet: Stylistic and chronological relationships of early Hindu sculpture from
the Mekong Delta region
Le Thi Lien (Institute
of Archaeology, VASS): Wooden Buddha
images in Oc Eo culture and probable traces of their workshops in southern Vietnam
B6. THE MEKONG BASIN AS A BIO-CULTURAL GEOGRAPHIC REGION IN
PREHISTORY
Joyce White (University of Pennsylvania
Museum, Philadelphia)
banchang@sas.upenn.edu
The Mekong
River, the twelfth
longest river in the world, has long been considered an ancient highway for
peoples, technologies, and cultures. But modern archaeological evidence
elucidating relationships among different parts of the river basin is only
beginning to emerge. The papers in this session will present current
multi-disciplinary research investigating questions arising from the meaning of
this river basin for prehistoric human occupation. Topics to be addressed range
from its use by early agricultural societies to its affect on subregional and
interregional interactions for the last several thousand years.
Joyce White (University of Pennsylvania):
The Middle Mekong
Archaeological Project: Interim summary of a regional research program
Souksamone Sonethongkham (Lao
National Museum):
Variation in core sizes and materials from three stone age sites in the middle Mekong region
Phousavanh Vorasing (World Heritage Centre, Xieng Khouang
Province, Lao): An ethno-ecological comparison
of shells from excavations in the Khan and Pa tributaries: implications for
stone age occupation of the middle Mekong
region
Ben Marwick (University
of Washington, USA):
Tham Sua rockshelter: Iron Age archaeology and site formation processes in the
Lao PDR
Andrew Cowan (University
of Washington, USA):
Luminescence dating of Lao ceramics: towards a ceramic chronology
Thongsa Sayavongkhamdy (Department of Heritage, Lao PDR), E.
Patole-Edoumba, Fabrice Demeter, P. Duringer, Anne-Marie Bacon, Laura Shakelford,
Phonephan Sichanthongtip, Phimmasaeng Khamdalavong, Sengphet Nokhamaomphu,
BOUASISENGPASEUTH Bounheuang, Sullipan Bouaraphang, Souliya Bounxaythip: Tam Hang rockshelter, a hoabinhian site in Northern Laos
Thongsa Sayavongkhamdy, Nigel Chang, Viengkeo Souksavatdy,
Hayden Cawte: The archaeology of Sepon, Lao PDR: archaeometallurgy, unexploded
bombs & collaborations
Korakot Boonlop
(Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre) and Sureeratana Bubpha (Thammasatt
University): Mekong River:
Connecting cultures and people on MMAP
Brian Zottoli (University
of Michigan, Ann
Arbor): Re-considering links between Cambodia,
Champa and Đại Việt after Angkor
B7. FROM LAND TO OCEAN: INTEGRATED RESEARCH ON ASIATIC TRADE
NETWORKS AND MARITIME LANDSCAPES IN CHINA
Li Min (UCLA),Li Jian’an (Fujian
Provincial Museum) and Wang
Changsui (Chinese Academy of Science)
limin@humnet.ucla.edu; lijian_an@yahoo.com.cn
This panel covers a broad
range of topics, ranging from ceramics analysis, to studies of ports and
islands sites, to underwater explorations conducted in China. Operating in a social
archaeology framework, the presenters attempt an integrated approach to the
archaeological study of maritime trade, connecting recent works on ceramic
production, port cities and shipwrecks with societies of consumption around the
East and South China Sea. In an effort to
crosscut boundaries of terrestrial and underwater, historic and prehistoric,
lab. and field archaeologies, these research projects contribute to a
comprehensive understanding of the production and movement of major categories
of commodity which helped to shape the traditional Asiatic trade network.
Zhao Jiabin (National
Museum of China):
current developments in underwater archaeology in China
Qin Dashu (Peking University) Srivijaya - The centerport of the Indian Ocean trade circle
Li Jian’an (Fujian Provincial Museum):
Shipwrecks, ports, and kilns: archaeological research on the production, trade,
and consumption of Fujian
export ceramics.
Zhu Jian and Wang Changsui (Chinese Academy
of Science): Analytical techniques and provenance research of Chinese export
porcelain
Donna Arriola (University of the Philippines):
From open firing to kilns: the case of Manila
Ware and other Philippine ceramics of Chinese ancestry.
Liu Qing (School of
Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, China):
From Southeast Asia to East Asia: A study on
kendis
Tai Yew Seng (Peking
University): The Ming Gap and the
restarting of commercial production of Blue and White in China
Ding Yinzhong (Palace
Museum) A scientific study on the
provenance of raw materials of the body of the architectural glazed tiles of
the Nanjing
bao’ensi pagoda
Li Min (UCLA): Archaeology of Asiatic trade networks and
maritime landscapes: towards an integrated approach in Chinese archaeology
B8. RECENT
ADVANCES IN HARAPPAN ARCHAEOLOGY IN INDIA
Vasant
Shinde (Deccan College, Pune) shindevs@rediffmail.com
The Harappan Culture that flourished in the Indian
Subcontinent between 4th and 2nd millennia BC is receiving unprecedented
attention from archaeologists all over the world. In the past five years, a
number of sites have been excavated, providing new data that throw light on the
origin and decline of the culture and its relationships with different regions.
Scholars have also realized that the Harappan culture cannot be studied in
isolation, without taking into consideration the earlier and contemporary
cultures that flourished in the Indian Subcontinent. The work carried out on
different cultures has pushed back the beginning of settled life in central India and the Ganga
basin to the 6-5th millennia BC. The new research is providing clue to the
important roles played by some non-Harappan cultures in the origin and development
of some of the Harappan elements. The present panel discusses the most recent
discoveries and new data coming from most recent excavations from the
subcontinent.
Akinori Uesugi (Research Institute
for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto): Studies
on Harappan pottery from different areas in South Asia
J.S. Kharakwal (Institute
of Rajasthan Studies, Udaipur),
Y.S. Rawat (State Department of Archaeology, Gujarat) and Toshiki Osada
(Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto):
Excavation at Kanmer, Gujarat,
India.
Qasid Mallah (Shah
Abdul Latif
University, Khairpur,
Pakistan): The Hakra Period:
an emerging veracity in the Indus
Valley Civilization
Rakesh Tewari (State Department of Archaeology, Govt. of
Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow): Early farming cultures
in the Middle Ganga Basin
Toshiki Osada (Research Institute for Humanity
and Nature, Kyoto): The Indus
Project of RIHN
V.H. Sonawane (Ancient History and Archaeology, M.S. University
of Baroda, Vadodara): The Pre-Harappan Anarta
Culture: an emerging picture in North Gujarat.
Vasant Shinde (Deccan
College, Pune): Harappan archaeology
in the Ghaggar Basin: recent discoveries.
Vasant Shinde, Toshiki Osada, Akinori Uesugi, Manmohan
Kumar: Harappan archaeology in the Ghaggar Basin, India: a case study of Farmana
J.N. Pal (Department of AIHC and Archaeology, Allahabad University, India): The Chalcolithic cultures
of the Vindhyas and their relations with the neighbouring Ganga Plain
K. P. Rao (Department of History, University
of Hyderabad): The process of
urbanization in South India: a ceramic
micro-study in southern Andhra Pradesh
Mukund Kajale (Deccan
College, Pune): Critical understanding of the Harappan archaeobotanical record in
northwest India:
new approaches from field and experimental archaeology
P. Ajithprasad (Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda):
Aspects of Harappan economic production at Bbagasra and Sshikarpur in Ggujarat
B9. STUDIES OF PREHISTORIC OBSIDIAN SOURCES IN NORTHEAST
ASIA: RECENT PROGRESS, PROBLEMS, AND RESEARCH TRENDS
Yaroslav V. Kuzmin
(Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Novosibirsk, Russia) and Masami Izuho (Associate
Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Tokyo Metropolitan
University)
Obsidian was an important raw
material and commodity for prehistoric tool manufacture and trade/exchange. In
Northeast Asia, which constitutes the modern Japanese
Islands, the Korean
Peninsula, the Russian Far East, and
Northeast China (Manchuria), obsidian was used
for tool-making since the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic. The exploitation
of obsidian was very active throughout the Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic
(Jomon) stages. Long-distance exchange networks (with ranged up to 1000 km from
sources to utilization sites) existed in several regions of Northeast
Asia. In the last 10-15 years, significant progress has been made
in instrumental (mainly geochemical) study of the obsidian sources in Northeast
Asia, especially in Japan
and the Russian Far East; research just had begun in Northeast China and Korea.
The application of scientific methods of obsidian analysis allows the
identification of the spatial-temporal patterns of obsidian use in this broad
region of Asia, and this gives us unequivocal
evidences of prehistoric human migrations and contacts. This session will
present recent progress in obsidian sourcing research in Northeast
Asia (such as obsidian procurement, exchange, and spatial-temporal
patterns of the use of different sources in prehistory), and highlight existing
research problems.
Alexander N. Popov (Far Eastern State
University, Vladivostok, Russia) and Andrei V. Tabarev (Institute of
Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of
Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia): Obsidian in cross-cultural contacts in the
Northern Pacific during the Final Pleistocene – Early Holocene
Fumito AKAI (Hokkaido
University, Sapporo,
Japan): Lithic raw material
economy of microblade assemblages in Hokkaido,
Japan
Jong-Chan KIM (Seoul
National University,
Seoul, Republic of Korea):
Study of geological samples for the provenancing of obsidian from the Paektusan
source (North Korea/China)
Kazutaka SHIMADA (Meiji
University Museum,
Tokyo, Japan): A short research history of
‘Obsidian archaeology’ and current issues on the beginning of obsidian use in
Japanese Paleolithic
Peter Weiming JIA (University of Sydney): Preliminary
results of using a portable x-ray fluorescence (PXRF) trace element detector for
analysing obsidian artefacts in Northeast China
Takuya YAMAOKA (Tokyo
Metropolitan University,
Tokyo, Japan):
The use of obsidian in the early Upper Paleolithic on the Musashino Upland
(southern Kanto Plain, Japan)
Yaroslav V. Kuzmin (Institute of Geology
and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian
Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk,
Russia): Long-distance
obsidian transport in prehistoric Northeast Asia
Yasuo NAOE (Hokkaido
Archaeological Operations
Center, Sapporo,
Japan): Procurement and
distribution of obsidian in the Shirataki region (Hokkaido Island, Japan)
Yongjoon CHANG (Gimhae
National Museum
of Korea, Gimhae, Republic of Korea):
Obsidian lithic technology in South
Korea
Yuichi NAKAZAWA (University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM,
USA): Role of obsidian
blades among Upper Paleolithic foragers in Hokkaido
Island (northern Japan)
Yongjoon CHANG (National
Museum of Korea,
Seoul, Republic
of Korea): Obsidian
lithic technology in South
Korea
B10. CULTURAL CHANGE/CULTURAL CONTINUITIES: STUDIES OF
SOUTHEAST ASIAN CERAMICS FROM PREHISTORY TO THE PRESENT
Thanik Lertcharnrit (Silpakorn
University, Bangkok)
and Judy Voelker (Northern
Kentucky University)
voelkerj1@nku.edu
Andrei
V. Tabarev (Institute of Archaeology and
Ethnography, Novosibirsk, Russia): First pottery and prestige technologies
in the Early Neolithic in the Russian Far East
Sergei P. Nesterov, Ludmila N. Mylnikova (Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography, Siberian Branch
of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia) and Kuzmin, Yaroslav V. (Institute of
Geology & Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian
Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk,
Russia): Multidisciplinary
analysis of early pottery from East Asia
Phuong Thi Thu (Institute
of Archaeology, Hanoi): The Phung Nguyen pottery from the
site of Xom Ren
Ray L.
Fife (University
of New England, Australia): Cultural continuity in the mid-twentieth century central
Vietnamese ceramics from Bach Ma
Pariwat
Thammapreechakorn (Bangkok University, Thailand): Development of Khmer ceramics in the Angkorian Period
Sokha
Tep (Royal University
of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh, Cambodia):
Ceramic conservation of the Koh Ta Meas archaeological site
Douglas
Anderson Douglas (Department of
Anthropology, Brown University, USA): Prehistoric pottery complexes from
Peninsular Southeast Asia
Carmen
Sarjeant (Australian National University): The emergence of ceramic traditions in
Mainland Southeast Asia
Brian
Vincent (University of Otago): Potters
and social status in prehistoric Thailand
Thanik
Lertcharnrit (Department of
Archaeology, Silpakorn University): Mortuary earthenware vessels from an
Iron Age site in central Thailand
Judy
Voelker (Northern Kentucky University): Prehistoric Technical ceramics and craft
specialization: examining casting molds from the Khao
Wong Prachan
Valley, central Thailand
Leedom
Lefferts (Department of
Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History) and Louise A. Cort (Freer+Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian
Institution): tracking earthenware technologies through Mainland Southeast Asia
Stephen
Chia (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang,
Malaysia): Prehistoric
earthenware in Semporna, Sabah
Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz and Dominik Bonatz (Institute of Near Eastern
Archaeology, Free University of Berlin): More than 3,400 years of pottery
traditions in Highland Jambi on Sumatra
Sofwan
Noerwidi (Balai
Arkeologi Yogyakarta): Archaeological research at Kendenglembu, East Java, Indonesia
Mahirta
Jujun Kurniawan (Archaeology
Department, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia) and Tri Marhaeni Susiana Budi Santoso (Balai Arkeologi Palembang, Indonesia): Metal Period pottery from South Sumatra, in Southeast Asian context
Chung-Ching
Shiung (University of Washington):
The evolution of ceramics on the Banda
Islands, Central Maluku, Indonesia
Aliza
Diniasti (The National Research
Centre of Archaeology) and Ricky M.B. Simanjuntak
(University of Indonesia): Pottery decorations of Kalumpang, West Sulawesi
Alexandra
De Leon (Archaeology Division, National Museum
of the Philippines): Pottery
and cultural interaction from 3000 to 600 BP Batanes, Northern
Philippines
Yvette
Balbaligo (Institute of Archaeology, University College
London, UK):
Technology and style of earthenware pottery from Ille
Cave, Palawan, The Philippines
Michelle
S. Eusebio (Archaeological Studies
Program, University of the Philippines):
Insights from selected earthenware pottery from 13th-14th
Century Porac, Pampanga, Philippines
Rhayan
G. Melendres (University of the Philippines): As ritual, status, and esoteric
object: the evolving functions of oriental tradeware ceramics among the people
of the Philippines
through time
Eliza
Romualdez-Valtos (University of the Philippines): A stylistic analysis of the
decorated non-anthropomorphic vessels found in Ayub
Cave in Maitum, Saragani
Province in southern Philippines
Donna
Arriola (University of the Philippines): Manila
“where”: A petrographic approach to the study of the source of Manila Ware
B11. THE MUN RIVER, NORTHEAST THAILAND: BACKWATER OR HIGHWAY?
Nigel Chang
and Kate Domett (James Cook University,
Townsville, Australia) nigel.chang@gmail.com; mailto:kate.domett@jcu.edu.a
In this session we are seeking papers that will
discuss the role of lower NE Thailand and its inhabitants, specifically in the
Mun River catchment, during the following major periods of change: (1) the
establishment of a Neolithic lifestyle, (2) the introduction of metals, (3) the
appearance of ‘state’ level society in the region, and (4) change throughout
the proto-historic and historic periods.
Nigel Chang, Kate Domett (James Cook University), Amphan
Kijngam (Thai Fine Arts Dept.), Warrachai Wiriyaromp (Kasetsart University)
& Bill Boyd (Southern Cross University): The upper Mun River catchment: a
resilient - and connected - cultural landscape?
David J. Welch and Judith R. McNeill: Perspectives on Late
Prehistoric Changes and Landscape Transformation from the Other Sites in the
Phimai Region.
Charles Higham (University
of Otago): Cultural
Implications of the chronology of Ban Non Wat.
Cathleen Haumann (University
of Otago): An analysis of
mortuary ceramics at Ban Non Wat and Ban Lum Khao
Tessa Boer-Mah (Australian
Museum): An adze to grind: new
insights from Ban Non Wat, Northeast Thailand
Nancy Tayles & Sian Halcrow (University of Otago):
Was there a Neolithic demographic transition at Ban Non Wat?
Belinda Duke (James
Cook University):
This is not a moat: boundaries, water and the demarcation of social space in
Iron Age Ban Non Wat, Northeast Thailand.
Andrea Yankowski (San Francisco
State University):
Salt production in the Mun
River Valley
past and present
Hayden Cawte (University
of Otago) & Bhadravarna Bongsasilp
(Thai Fine Arts Department): An ethnoarchaeological investigation of household
salt making in northeast Thailand:
a scalar hypothesis for prehistoric production.
B12. EARLY EXCHANGE IN THE THAI-MALAY
PENINSULA
Bérénice Bellina-Pryce (CNRS,
Ivry-sur-Seine, France) bellina@ivry.cnrs.fr
In this
panel, we wish to examine recent evidence for local, regional, and
inter-regional networks integrating various ecosystems and social groups in the
Thai-Malay Peninsula from the mid-first millennium
BCE to the mid-first millennium CE. Panelists will bring together original data
drawn from an array of disciplines such as archaeobotany, geoarchaeology,
archaeological science, technological studies, linguistics and history. We
welcome studies employing a comparative approach to the multiple interactions
that took place within and beyond the Peninsula.
We intend to observe those connections over extended time and geographic scales
in order to determine the objects, agents and incentives of these connections.
Whenever possible, we shall try to highlight comparable behavioural practices.
Bérénice
Bellina (CNRS, France): Cultural dialogue between the Indian Ocean and the
South China Sea from the first millennium BCE and the inception of
sociocultural trans-national processes
Podjanok Kanjanajuntorn (Sociology and Anthropology Faculty,
Thammasat University, Thailand):
Socio-economic development in Metal Age west-central Thailand: results from recent
surveys and excavations
Malakie, J. and B. Bellina-Pryce (Centre National de
Recherche Scientifique, France): Combining GIS and
technological analysis to study the internal social organisation of a
prehistoric urban trans-Asiatic centre.
Pryce T. O. (Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the
History of Art, University of Oxford), M. Murillo-Barroso (PhD candidate Centro
de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales-CSIC, Madrid, España), M. Martinón-Torres
(lecturer, UCL, Institute of Archaeology, London) and Bérénice Bellina (CNRS,
France) : Khao Sam Kaeo - a high tin bronze production centre and the earliest
evidence for tin exploitation in the Peninsula?
Jane Allen (International Archaeological Research Institute,
Honolulu): Khao
Sam Kaeo’s soils and sediments: site-environment interaction in a challenging
landscape.
Castillo C. (PhD. student, Institute
of Archaeology, London): The archaeobotany of Khao Sam Kaeo:
findings and Implications
Boonyarit Chaisuwan (The 15th Regional Office of Fine Art,
Phuket, Fine Arts Department, Thailand): The ancient port of Phukhao Thong.
Zuliskandar Ramli & Nik Hassan Shuhaimi Nik Abd. Rahman
(Institute of the Malay World and Civilization, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia): Recent archaeological research in
Pulau Kelumpang, Matang, Perak,
Malaysia
Kamelia Najafi Enferadi, Zuliskandar Ramli & Nik Hassan
Shuhaimi Nik Abd (Institute of the Malay World and Civilization, Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia):
Middle-Eastern ceramics and glass in Peninsula Malaysia.
B13. TOWARDS A WORKING
CHRONOLOGY FOR CENTRAL THAILAND
Fiorella Rispoli,
Roberto Ciarla (Italian Institute for Africa and the Orient - IsIAO) and
Vincent C. Pigott (Institute of Archaeology, University College London) rispoli.ciarla@gmail.com; Vcpigott@aol.com
Vincent C.
Pigott, Roberto Ciarla and Fiorella Rispoli: Introduction to the Session
Chureekamol
Onsuwan Eyre (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA): Integrated regional
chronology of inland central Thailand:
A ceramic chronological index from the Kok Samrong-Takhli undulating terrain
survey.
Chureekamol
Onsuwan Eyre (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA) and Janet G. Douglas
(Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution):
Prehistoric and proto-historic ceramic subregions in central Thailand:
petrographic analysis of stylistic patterns and technology.
Fiorella
Rispoli, Roberto Ciarla (Italian Institute for Africa and the Orient - IsIAO)
and Vincent C. Pigott (Institute of Archaeology, University
College London). Towards a working chronology for
central Thailand: Revising
the squence for the Khao
Wong Prachan
Valley and the Greater
Lopburi Region.
Fiorella Rispoli
(Italian Institute for Africa and the Orient - IsIAO): Incised & impressed
pottery style as chronological boundary in Mainland Southeast
Asia.
Roberto Ciarla
(Italian Institute for Africa and the Orient – IsIAO and the Giuseppe Tucci
National Museum of Orient Art): Khao Sai On District: Iron Age metallurgical
indicators in life and death.
Judy Voelker (Northern Kentucky
University): The spatial analysis of
small finds from prehistoric Non Mak La, central Thailand: some preliminary
observations
T. O. Pryce
(Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of
Oxford), L. Anguilano (Experimental Techniques Centre, Brunel University) M.
Martinon-Torres, V. C. Pigott, & Th. Rehren (Institute of Archaeology,
University College London). Can we identify a 'signature' for Khao Wong Prachan Valley
copper, and where could it lead us? Southeast Asia's
first isotopically-defined prehistoric smelting system.
Thomas O. Pryce
(Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford): A near millennium of copper smelting behavioural
change in the prehistoric Khao Wong Prachan
Valley of central Thailand:
external influences and/or internal factors?
B14.
THE SA HUYNH CULTURE FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES.
Lam
Thi My Dung (Ha Noi National University, Vietnam), Yamagata
Mariko (Waseda University, Japan), Nguyen Kim Dung (Vietnam Institute
of Archaeology, Vietnam), Ian C. Glover (University
College London, UK) baotangnhanhoc@yahoo.com; myamagata@nifty.com;
kimdzungkc@yahoo.com; ian.glover@mac.com
The prehistoric Iron Age Sa Huynh Culture
in central Vietnam
has a long history of research. Exactly one century has passed since the first
finds were made, in 1909, by a French colonial officer at the site called Long
Thanh. In this session, multiple subjects relating to the Sa Huynh Culture will
be discussed, including the origins of the Iron Age jar burial tradition, Sa
Huynh and the Austronesian hypothesis, succession from Sa Huynh into the first
kingdom of Champa (Linyi), Sa Huynh pottery and the “Sa Huynh-Kalanay Pottery
Tradition”, and the trade in earrings and beads from and into Sa Huynh sites.
Lam Thi My Dzung (Museum of Anthropology,
Vietnam National University
Ha Noi, Vietnam):
Evolution of social complexity in central Vietnam during the period of early
history
Bui Chi Hoang (Southern Institute
of Sustainable Development, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam),
Yamagata Mariko (Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan) and Nguyen Kim Dung (Institute of Archaeology,
Hanoi, Vietnam):
Thoughts on a different jar burial tradition in Central
Vietnam: the 2007 excavation of Hoa Diem
Yamagata Mariko (Waseda University,
Tokyo, Japan): A chronological view on the
succession from Sa Huynh to early state formation
Kazuhiko Tanaka (Institute of Asian Cultures of Sophia
University, Tokyo,
Japan): Regional
Characteristics of the burials from the late Neolithic to the Iron Age in the Philippines.
Hirofumi Matsumura (Sapporo Medical University, Japan), Nguyen Lan
Cuong, Nguyen Kim Dung (Institute of Archaeology, Hanoi), Mariko Yamagata
(Waseda University, Japan) and Bui Chi Hoang (Southern Institute of Social
Sciences, Ho Chi Minh): Human skeletal remains of the early Iron Age Hoa Diem
site in central Vietnam: implication for population movements across the South
China Sea.
Bui Van Liem and Nguyen Dang Cuong (Institute
of Archaeology, Hanoi):
The archaeological excavations in Con Giang cemetery (Sa Huynh
culture)
Karsten Brabänder (Institut für
Archäologische Wissenschaften - Ur-und Frühgeschichte, Ruhr-Universität
Bochum): The glass of the Sa Huynh Culture
Karsten Brabänder (Institut für
Archäologische Wissenschaften - Ur-und Frühgeschichte, Ruhr-Universität
Bochum): Scientific analysis of glass from Go O Chua, Long An Province,
Vietnam.
Pham Thi Ninh (Institute of Archaeology, Hanoi):
Models of burial of the Sa Huynh ancient people, early Iron Age Central Vietnam
Sayantani Pal (Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, University of Calcutta, India):
Looking at the beginning of Sanskrit epigraphy in Vietnam: a study based on Champa
inscriptions (5th - 8th centuries).
Ian Glover (Institute of Archaeology, London): Sa Huynh: a sociocultural type.
B15. REVISITING DVARAVATI
Wesley Clarke
(Southeast Asian Studies, Ohio
University) sakya52@hotmail.com
“Dvaravati” has been used as a term of scholarly cultural
identification on mainland Southeast Asia for
over 120 years, yet its meaning remains elusive. Substantial new material data
from central, northern and northeastern Thailand has been attributed to a
Dvaravati cultural phenomenon in recent decades, but uncertainty persists
regarding chronology, socio-political structures and relationships, ethnic
affiliations, and artistic progression. This session proposes to explore the
current status of the Dvaravati concept. Is it simply an art style shared by
various groups over a broad geographical area? Has it been demonstrated to
represent a unified polity, or a set of interrelated polities? Is its
non-indigenous ritual content predominantly Hinayana Buddhism, a mix of
Hinayana, Mahayana, and Brahmanism, or does a Dvaravati cultural pattern
initially pre-date the introduction of Indian religious practices? Does
available information suggest new ways of conceptualizing first millennium
cultural developments in central Thailand beyond an overarching
Dvaravati label? This session solicits papers that address the Dvaravati
concept both in a broadly comparative manner and from the perspective of
individual sites and topical categories.
Charlotte Galloway (Australian National
University): From
Dvaravati to Bagan -- a case for a Pyu and Mon artistic continuum.
Duangkamol Aussavamas (Rajabhat
Suan Dusit
University, Bangkok): Technology of Dvaravati pottery: a
view from petrographic analysis.
Jeerawan Sangpetch (Chulalongkorn
University): The
installation system for corporeal relics of the Buddha in the Dvaravati period
Suchandra Ghosh and Lipi Ghosh (University of Calcutta).
Seals, amulets and coinages of Dvaravati cultural sites: understanding their
social environment and religious network.
Thanik Lertcharnrit (Silpakorn
University): Promtin Tai as a typical
Dvaravati site in Thailand.
Wesley Clarke (Ohio
University): A
preliminary consideration of human remains in Dvaravati ritual contexts.
Paul Lavy (University
of Hawai'i): Vishnu
images and the art of Dvaravati
Miriam Stark (University
of Hawai'i): Commentator.
B16. LIVING
TRADITIONS: ETHNOARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION
Asok Datta
(University of Calcutta) akd19@rediffmail.com
Ethno-archaeology offers meaningful correlations between the
prehistoric past and the ethnographic present. In a broad sense, its basic objective
is to utilize ethnographic data for the interpretation of archaeological
materials. India
is a vast country with diverse climatic and environmental conditions, and still
today there are many groups who practice traditional customs. To gain more insight
into the potential meanings behind the material culture of our prehistoric
ancestors, it is desirable to study modern traditional cultures, their
behaviour as reflected in the objects they make and use, and how they perceive
their lives in relation to the natural environment. For example, the technology
of making etched carnelian and agate beads disappeared after the decline of
Indus civilization, but resurfaced in the middle Ganga
valley around 600 BC and continues to the present. So, ethnographic as well
archaeological data can help us to reconstruct ancient technology and tradition
in a meaningful way. This session will focus on this and similar examples.
Ali Akbar (Department of Archaeology, University
of Indonesia): The traditional
settlement patterns of Baduy and Kampung Kuta, Western
Java: an ethno-archeology study
Anjana Sarmah (NLB City College,
Dibrugarh, Assam)
and Dutta, Asok (University
of Calcutta): Aspects of
Neolithic agriculture in the Garo Hills, Meghalalya
Asok Datta (University
of Calcutta):
Hunter-Gatherers of Midnapur: a case study among the Lodhas
Babul Roy (The RGI, Social Studies Division, Sewa Bhawan,
R.K. Puram, Sec.I, New Delhi
– 110066): Strike-and-lights set in fire making among the Baigas in Mandla: A
prehistoric living tradition
Banani Bhattacharyya (The Asiatic Society, Kolkata): Docra - a traditional art form of the Bikna
group of people
Basudeb Malik (Bhaskar
Bhavan Museum,
Kolkata): The ritual for the disposal of the corpse and the concept of soul
among the Idu Mishmis of Arunachal Pradesh
Durga Basu (University
of Calcutta): A living
terracotta tradition of Panchmura: an ethno-archaeological survey.
Edwin A Valientes
(University of the Philippines):
Pottery Production In Talalang, Kalinga, Philippines
Hari Mahanta &
Anjana Sarmah (Dibrugarh University,
Assam): The
living megalithic culture of the Khasis of Meghalaya
Ho Chuan Kun (Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural Science,
Taichung, Taiwan):
Pottery-making traditions of Taiwan
Austronesians—an ethnoarchaeological perspective.
Munmun Mondal (University
of Calcutta): 'Bara-Murti' : A
ethnoarchaeological study of a deity of Lower Bengal
Rajat Sanyal: Granaries of North Bengal:
An ethno-archaeological approach.
Retno Handini (National
Research Center
for Archaeology, Jakarta): Traces of ancestor
worship in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Rhayan G. Melendres (ASP, University of the Philippines):
Social relations, seasonality and fish status in Candaba, swamp fish exchange:
an ethnoarchaeological investigation.
Rita Datta (University
of Calcutta): The shell
industry of Bishnupur : An ethno-archaeological perspective.
Shaguna Gahilote (Project Officer for Culture, UNESCO, New Delhi): A community heritage project at Raghurajpur
village, Orissa, India
Sureeratana Bubpha
(Cultural Management Programme, College
of Innovation, Thammasat
University, Bangkok,
Thailand): Applying the present to the past: an
ethnographic study of ceramic ecology in northeastern Thailand
Suresh Narayanen (Centre for Global Archaeological Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang): Ethnoarchaeological perspectives on traditional pottery makers in
Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia.
Taj Vitales (Archaeological Studies Program, University of the Philippines / National
Museum of the Philippines): Charmed lives (and
beyond): the significant role of amulets and talismans in Philippine culture
and its implications in archaeology.
Dilip K. Medhi and Dhritiman Sarma (Department of
Anthropology, Gauhati University): The erection of megaliths among the Karbis
of Bowlagog, Assam
Wendy
Frederick (State
University of San
Francisco): Ancestor worship in Japan: the
constitution of Miwa authority: an ethnoarchaeological approach
Hamid Mohd Isa (Centre for Global Archaeological Research, Universiti
Sains, Malaysia): The current status of
contemporary Negrito hunters and gatherers in Malaysia
Nuno Vasco Oliveira (State Secretariat of Culture,
Government of Timor-Leste; ANU Visiting Fellow), Lucas Serrão Lopes (State
Secretariat of Culture, Government of Timor-Leste), Abílio da Conceição Silva
(National Directorate of Culture, Government of Timor-Leste): Prehistoric manta
ray fishing in Timor-Leste? Putting archaeological and ethnographic evidence
together
B17. MODERN WARFARE AND THE INDO-PACIFIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL
RECORD
Nancy Farrell (CRMS, Paso Robles, California) nancy@crms.com
Nancy Farrell (Cultural Resource Management Services, Paso
Robles, California, USA),
Michael Dega, David Chaffee (Naga Research Group, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA): Modern military impacts and
the archaeological record in the Indo-Pacific Region.
Suzanne S. Finney (University of Hawaii
at Manoa): Unexploded ordnance in marine and coastal environments: challenges
for archaeologists
Andrea Ragragio (Archaeological Studies Program, University of the Philippines): Patriot graves in Manila cemeteries and
the juxtaposition of the modern and prehistoric Filipino warrior
Peter Petchey (Anthropology Department, University of Otago,
Dunedin, New
Zealand): Second
World War archaeology on Watom Island, East
New Britain Province, Papua New
Guinea.
B18. FORTY YEARS OF AUSTRONESIAN PREHISTORY:
A RETROSPECTIVE.
Charles Higham (University of Otago) and Judith Cameron (Australian National
University)
judith.cameron@anu.edu.au
Ian Glover (University
College, London): Introduction.
Graeme Barker (University
of Cambridge) and Ryan Rabett
(McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research,University
of Cambridge): Late Pleistocene and
early Holocene forager mobility in Southeast Asia
Charles Higham (University of Otago): The
Express Train and Mainland Southeast Asia.
Matthew Spriggs (The Australian National University):
‘From Taiwan
to the Tuamotus’ updated after over 20 years: where are we now with dating the
Austronesian expansion?
Dorian Fuller (Institute of Archaeology,
University College
London), Roger Blench (Kay Williamson Trust, Cambridge),Robin Allaby (Warwick
HRI, UK),
Nicole Boivin (School of Archaeology, University
of Oxford): Westward
Austronesianexpansion and the Sealinks Project.
Cheng-hwa Tsang,
Wen-san Chen, Kuang-ti Li (Academia Sinica, Taiwan): Recent archaeological surveys at the BaXianDong site on the
eastern coast of Taiwan.
Tracey L-D Lu (Anthropology, CUHK, Shatin, Hong Kong): Food or fuel? Rethinking rice
exploitation in prehistoric South China
B19. ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF SOUTHEAST
ASIA
Dilip K Medhi (Gauhati
University, Guwahati, Assam)
dkbharat1@sancharnet.in
This session is based on research in archaeology in Assam and Bangladesh, which are considered to
be the western cultural extension of Mainland Southeast Asia.
Syed Mohammad Kamrul
Ahsan (Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar
University, Savar, Dhaka): Fossil wood
artifacts of Bangladesh
and their locations: an inquiry into difficulties, correlations and predictions
Tiatoshi Jamir
(Department of History & Archaeology, Nagaland
University, Kohima, Nagaland India):
Cultural resources, local community and archaeology in Nagaland: A case study from
Chungliyimti, an early Naga ancestral site
Watijungshi Jamir
(Department of Anthropology, Kohima
Science College,
Nagaland): A note on the origin, affinities and chronology of Naga megaliths: an
ethnoarchaeological study
Dilip K. Medhi (Department of Anthropology, Gauhati
University, Assam):
Early Palaeolithic artifacts in Assam
Jayanta Singh Roy (Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University,
Savar, Dhaka): Spatial context of Stone Age fossil wood artifacts
discovered from the Chaklapunji area, Habiganj
District, Bangladesh
Swadhin Sen (Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University,
Savar, Dhaka): A newly recognized Buddhist Vihara complex with associated
archaeological records
Swadhin Sen (Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University,
Savar, Dhaka): The Karatoya River system, Northwest
Bangladesh: understanding a terrain in flux through the frameworks
of archaeological stratigraphy and alluvial geoarchaeology
C. THEMES WITH THEMATIC OR DISCIPLINARY
(COMPARATIVE, SOCIAL, BIOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL) FOCI
C1. THE
NEOLITHIC IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA: ISSUES
OF ANCESTRY, IDENTITY AND MIGRATION
Peter Bellwood and Hsiao-chun Hung (School of Archaeology
and Anthropology, ANU)
peter.bellwood@anu.edu.au
hsiaochun.hung@gmail.com
This session will seek to compare Neolithic
cultures in the IPPA region in terms of their regional material and economic
contents, their relationships with preceding cultures, and current
interpretations that reflect issues of ethnolinguistic identity and migration.
The significance of the term “Neolithic” itself can be contested, in that
eastern Asia had hunter-gatherer economies with pottery, and New Guinea had agriculture without
pottery. Yet the appearance of a Neolithic in more packaged terms, with
pottery, polished stone and food production in combination, often occurred
quite sharply, especially in SE Asia. Yet
again, the transition into Neolithic in China was especially gradual,
perhaps reflecting the significance of this region in agricultural origins. It
is hoped that this session can attract perspectives from across the IPPA region
of interest.
Dorian Fuller (Institute
of Archaeology, London): Recent archaeobotanical advances in
the study of rice domestication, pre-domestication cultivation and arable
systems.
Ian Gilligan (School of Archaeology
and Anthropology, ANU): The Neolithic in Australia: why not?
Mukund Kajale
(Deccan College,
Pune): The problems and prospects of
archaeobotanical studies in Northeast India with special reference to Sikkim.
R.D. Hill (Department of History and School
of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong): The cultivation of perennial
rice, an early phase in Southeast Asian agriculture?
Fumiko Ikawa-Smith (McGill
University, Montreal): What is “the Neolithic” in the Japanese Archipelago?
Roger Blench
(Kay Williamson Educational Foundation, Cambridge):
Was there an Austroasiatic presence in island SE Asia
prior to the Austronesian expansion?
Nuno Vasco Oliveira (State Secretariat of Culture,
Government of Timor-Leste; ANU Visiting Fellow): Past plant management systems:
an archaeobotanical perspective from Timor-Leste
Andjarwati
Sri Sajekti (Muséum
national d’histoire naturelle, Paris): An indication of
environmental change based on palynological research in Telaga Cebong, Dieng,
central Java, Indonesia.
Anggraeni (ANU, Canberra): The development of prehistoric settlements on
the Karama riverside, West Sulawesi
Daud Aris Tanudirjo (Gadjah
Mada University, Indonesia):
Lithic technology and early Austronesian colonization: some case studies from
Indonesian sites
Peter Lape (University
of Washington, USA--presenter)
and Daud Tanudirjo (Gadjah
Mada University, Indonesia):
The early “Neolithic” on Pulau Ay,
Indonesia
Truman Simanjuntak (Center for Prehistoric and Austronesian
Studies, Jakarta): Research progress on
Austronesian studies in Indonesia
Kim Rice (University
College Dublin),
Vito Hernandez (University of the Philippines
), Helen Lewis (University College Dublin) and
Victor Paz (University of the Philippines):
Searching for the Neolithic of Ille Cave, Palawan, The Philippines
Alexander A. Vasilevski, Vyacheslav A.Grishchenko, Alexander
V.Mozhaev (Sakhalin State University): The
Neolithic and the principles of its determination in the world of the islands
of the sea of Okhotsk (VIII-II mill.BC).
Alexander N. Popov (Fareastern National
University, Vladivostok,
Russia): Adaptational strategies
in the Neolithic of the Maritime Region (Primorye), Russian Far
East.
Lena Sergusheva (Far Eastern
Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences): First cultivators of the
Russian Far East – results of archaeobotanical
study
Yaroslav V. Kuzmin (Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy
of Sciences, Novosibirsk): The Neolithic of the
Russian Far East and neighbouring East Asia:
determination, chronology, and origins
Yury E. Vostretsov and Eugenia Gelman (Far Eastern Branch of
Russian Academy
of Sciences): Environmental changes and adoption of agriculture in the coastal
area of the Sea of Japan during the Middle
Holocene.
Natalia Tsydenova (Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy
of Sciences in Ulan-Ude, Russia, Republic of Buryatia):
The earliest Neolithic sites in the Baikal region
Peter Weiming Jia (University
of Sydney):
Initial result from the excavation of the Luanzangangzi site, Xinjiang, China
Hiroto Takamiya (Sapporo University):
Agriculture origins on the islands of Okinawa,
Japan
Felix Chami (University
of Tanzania): Settlements in the Western Indian Ocean Islands
from c. 30,000 BC: Stone Age burial and Neolithic activities.
Hsiao-chun Hung (Academia Sinica, Taipei
& Australian National
University, Canberra):
The first settlement of Remote Oceania: Luzon to the Marianas
Jean Trejaut,
Chien-Liang Lee, Ju-Chen Yen, Jun-Hun Loo, Marie Lin (Molecular Anthropology and Transfusion
Medicine Research
Laboratory Mackay
Memorial Hospital,
Taipei):
Mitochondrial, Y Chromosome and an ancient DNA molecular
genetic analysis In Taiwan
and Island Southeast Asia.
Hirofumi Matsumura
(Sapporo Medical University, Japan), Marc F. Oxenham, Peter Bellwood (School of Archaeology and Anthropology, ANU), Nguyen
Kim Thuy, Nguyen Lan Cuong, Nguyen Kim Dung (Institute of Archaeology, Hanoi):
Population history of mainland Southeast Asia, as viewed from human remains
from Man Bac, northern Vietnam.
Nguyen Khanh Trung Kien (Southern Institute for Sustainable
Development, VASS): Living conditions of the ancient people of Cu Lao Rua (Binh
Duong Province-Vietnam)
Nguyen Kim Dung (Hanoi, Vietnam): The An Son and Man Bac Neolithic
sites: a case study of early agriculture in Vietnam prehistory.
Shinya Watanabe (Waseda
University): A comparative study of
lithic workshop sites between the northern coasts and the central highlands in Viet Nam
C2.
ADVANCES IN ZOOARCHAEOLOGY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND AUSTRALASIA
Phil Piper
(Archaeological Studies Program, University of the Philippines) phil_piper2003@yahoo.ie
Over the past few years there has been a growing
recognition in Southeast Asia and Australasia
of the contribution that zooarchaeology can play in developing our knowledge of
the human past. The discipline covers a diverse range of topics that includes
the study of differing human subsistence and resource procurement strategies
across space and time (from prehistoric foraging to animal domestication),
palaeoecology, human impacts on environments and the development of organic
technologies. The session hopes to draw together faunal specialists,
geneticists, isotopic analysts and scientists from other fields to present new
studies in zooarchaeological research that have regional implications for our
understandings of human-animal interactions in the past.
Rintaro Ono and Sue O'Connor (Research
School of Pacific and Asian Studies,
ANU): Tunas and trevallies: exploitation during the Late Pleistocene to Middle
Holocene in East Timor. Efficiency of vertebra
analysis and size estimation.
Michael James B. Herrera and Raquel O. Rubio (University of
the Philippines): Recovery
of ancient mitochondrial DNA sequences and the intraspecific phylogenetic
affinities of domestic Sus in the Philippines.
Janine Ochoa and Emil Robles (Archaeological Studies
Program, University of the Philippines):
Palawan palaeozoology and palaeogeography:
Faunal and subsistence change from the LGM to the Late Holocene.
Stuart Hawkins (Australian
National University),
Arthur W. White, Trevor H. Worthy (University
of New South Wales), Stuart Bedford, Matthew Spriggs (ANU): Lapita exploitation of the Vanuatu
meiolaniid (land turtle) 3100-2760 B.P.
Anusorn Amphansri (Anthropology, Silkaporn Unversity, Bangkok): Hunting adaptations of the highland peoples of
northern Thailand
in the late Pleistocene and early Holocene: zooarchaeological evidence from the
Ban Rai and Tham Lod rockshelters
Philip Piper (ASP, University of the Philippines): Absence of evidence or evidence of
absence: Where are all the domesticated animals in the Neolithic of Southeast Asia?
Thomas Cucchi (Department of Archaeology, Durham)
and Keith Dobney (Department of Archaeology, University
of Aberdeen): Past human translocation
of pigs in Island Southeast Asia: A dental
geomorphometric approach.
Pauline Basilia and Eleanor Lim (Archaeological Studies
Program, University of the Philippines):
An investigation of taphonomic effects on Tridacna sp. microstructures
Ryohei Takahashi, Naotaka Ishiguro, Tomoko Anezaki, Akira
Matsui and Hitomi Hongo: Did domestic pigs reach prehistoric Ryukyu
Islands?
Vuthy Voeun (Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Phnom Penh): Zooarchaeological study from Phum Snay: a
prehistoric cemetery in northwestern Cambodia
Greger Larson (Durham
University): A rigorous evaluation of
the Out of Taiwan
hypothesis through an analysis of pig, dog, and chicken phylogeography.
Ryan Rabett (McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research,
University of Cambridge):
Early human occupation of Ninh Binh Province,
Northern Vietnam: Evidence from Trang An Park.
C3. THE
CONTRIBUTION OF BIOARCHAEOLOGY TO THE STUDY OF SOCIAL IDENTITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Siân
Halcrow and Nancy Tayles (Otago
University)
sian.halcrow@anatomy.otago.ac.nz;
nancy.tayles@anatomy.otago.ac.nz
Social identity – how we perceive and classify
ourselves and others into categories – is fundamental to the construction of
societies and culture. As a specialisation that incorporates both the
biological and social sciences, bioarchaeology is particularly well placed to
contribute to the understanding of social identities in the past. This session
will include papers on recent Southeast Asian and Pacific bioarchaeological
research incorporating aspects of social theory. The combination of biological
evidence with methodological and theoretical advances in mortuary archaeology
can contribute to a broader understanding of a wide range of aspects of social
identity including age, sex/gender, health, disability, social status, kinship
and occupation.
Morning 1 - SE
Asia: mortuary archaeology, identity
Sian Halcrow and Nancy Tayles (University of Otago):
Bioarchaeology of prehistoric mainland Southeast Asia.
Anna Willis and Marc Oxenham (Australian National
University): Neloithic burial
practices at An Son in Southern Vietnam.
Nathan Harris (University
of Otago): Disposing of the Dead: The
application of anthropologie de terrain to Ban Non Wat, Thailand.
Somthawin Sukliang (Silpakorn University,
Bangkok): Child mortuary ritual in Iron Age SE
Asia (Thailand).
Bui Thi Mai, Michel Girard (Centre
d'Etudes Prehistoire Antiquite Moyen Age, France)
and Nguyen Thi Mai Huong (The Institute
of Archaeology, Hanoi):
The contribution of palynology in funeral contexts: application at the Tran Phu
site (Hanoi).
Lorna Tilley and Marc Oxenham (Australian National University):
I feel your pain: using a bioarchaeology of care approach to explore personhood
in the Vietnamese Neolithic.
Morning 2 - SE
Asia: Kinship, health, diet, occupation
Damien Huffer (Australian National
University): Population
mobility and family structure during the northern Vietnamese Holocene.
Ame Garong (Kyushu
University), Chizuru Takashima
(Saga-University), Francisco Datar (University of the Philipines), Wilfredo P.
Ronquillo (National Museum of the Philippines),
Akihiro Kano and Hiroko Koike (Kyushu University): Oxygen isotope analysis using human
tooth enamel carbonate from archaeological sites in the Philippines.
Chin-hsin Liu (University
of Florida), Cheng-hwa Tsang (Academia
Sinica Taipei), Yi-chang Liu, John Krigbaum (University
of Florida): Paleodietary
reconstruction in Iron Age northern Taiwan: isotopic evidence from
Shih-san-hang.
Charlotte King and Nancy Tayles (University of Otago): For dust you are and to dust you
shall return” - why does diagenesis matter?
Aimee Foster, Hallie Buckley and
Nancy Tayles (University of Otago): Skeletal analysis of activity in mainland Southeast Asia.
Natthamon Pureepatpong (Silpakorn
University, Bangkok): Musculoskeletal Stress Markers and Palaeopathology of
Human Remains in the Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene and Late Holocene Periods
in Pang Mapha District, Mae Hong Son Province, Northwestern Thailand.
Afternoon 1 - SE
Asia: Sexual dimorphism, morphology
Angela Clark, Nancy Tayles, Siân
Halcrow, (University
of Otago): Sex
assessment: everybody talks about it, but who is doing it right?
Naruphol Wangthongchaicharoen (The
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC), Bangkok):
The metric attributes of infracranial skeletons of prehistoric humans from Wat
Pho Srinai, Ban Chiang, NE Thailand.
Eng Ken Khong and Stephen Chia
(Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Pulau Pinang): Bioanthropological perspectives on a late prehistoric burial in
Bukit Kamiri, Semporna, Sabah,
Malaysia.
Jack Medrana (University of the Philippines):
Reconstituting aesthetics in the acient Filipino body
Korakot Boonlop (The Princess Maha
Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC), Bangkok):
Dental characteristics of a prehistoric population in the Sakon
Nakhon Basin,
northeast Thailand:
a reference case from dental remains at Ban Chiang.
Johan Arif and Rubyanto Kapid (Institute of Technology
Bandung, Indonesia):
Secular dental reduction of prehistoric Javanese populations.
Afternoon 2 - SE
Asia morphology (con'td), Pacific
Harry Widianto (Balai Pelestarian
Sangiran, Indonesia): Human
remains from the major islands of Indonesia during the second half of
the Holocene.
Lisa Matisoo-Smith (University of Otago):
DNA sampling in and with Pacific communities – implications, prospects and
future developments.
Hallie Buckley (University
of Otago): The people of Teouma, Vanuatu:
quality of life in a 3000 year old community from the Pacific Islands
Ben Shaw, Hallie Buckley, Glenn
Summerhayes (University of Otago), Dimitri Anson (Otago Museum), Frederique
Valentin (University of Paris), Herman Mandui (Papua New Guinea National Museum
and Art Gallery), Claudine Stirling and Malcolm Reid (Otago Centre for Trace
Element Analysis, Dunedin): Migration and mobility at the late Lapita site of
Reber-Rakival, Watom Island using isotope and trace element analysis: a new
insight into Lapita interaction in the Bismarck Archipelago.
Rebecca Kinaston, Hallie Buckley (University of Otago)
and Ken Neal (Isolytix, Dunedin, New Zealand): Health and diet at Nebira: a
bioarchaeological perspective of prehistoric life on the south coast of Papua New Guinea.
Frédérique Valentin (CNRS France) Estelle Herrscher, Lauréline Mesquin
(CNRS, France), Christophe Sand (Institut d’Archéologie de Nouvelle Calédonie
et du Pacifique): New mortuary, biological and dietary data on first millennium
AD populations from the Southwest Pacific Islands:
the case of the Poe Sand Dune burials (West
Coast, New Caledonia)
C4.
MORTUARY PRACTICES IN ISLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA:
TRADITIONS AND VARIETIES OF DISPOSAL TYPES
Kuang-jen
Chang (Independent Scholar, Taiwan) and Grace Barretto (University of the Philippines)
kuangjenchang@gmail.com; mdbarretto@up.edu.ph
The co-existence of various interment practices within a
site is a common, but poorly investigated, phenomenon. While mortuary studies
often focus on the persistence and transformation of a burial tradition, or pay
attention to grave goods and energy expenditure in order to investigate social
structure, they often ignore the various disposal types such as inhumation,
cremation, or jar burial that occur in the same cemetery. Several questions
arise when focusing on contemporaneous variations in mortuary practice,
including: What scale of variation is appropriate for diagnosing anomalous
practices in the archaeological record? How do we explain this kind of
co-existence of various interments? Can burial varieties reveal cultural
significance in mortuary ritual? As island world is often seen as a vital venue
for biological and cultural variations, and mortuary is surely one of the key
elements. This session first focuses on maritime Southeast
Asia, and proposes to convene scholars, both archaeologist and
anthropologist, to investigate the traditions and varieties of mortuary
practices in Island Southeast Asia. However, researches from coastal areas in
Mainland Southeast are welcome as well.
Grace
Barretto-Tesoro (Archaeological Studies Program, University of the Philippines, The Philippines)
Mixed burial practices in the Philippines.
Jose Eleazar R.
Bersales (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University
of San Carlos, Cebu, The Philippines) Late pre-colonial mortuary
practices in central Philippines:
data from burials recovered in Boljoon, Cebu,
Philippines.
Kuang-Jen Chang (Indepedent Scholar, Taiwan) Varieties of disposal types
in Calatagan cemeteries, SW Luzon: a preliminary observation.
Myra Lara(1);
Paz, Victor(2); Lewis, Helen(3); Kress, Jonathan(4), and; Medrana, Jack(5) (1,2
& 5 Archaeological Studies Program, University of the Philippines; 3 School
of Archaeology, University College Dublin, Ireland; 4 Independent Scholar)
Temporality of human inhumation through archaeological and osteological
analyses: a look at the Ille site assemblage.
Lindsay R.
Lloyd-Smith (The Cultured Rainforest Project, McDonald Institute for
Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge,
UK) Variability in Neolithic
burial practice at Niah Caves, Sarawak.
Vida Pervaya
Rusianti Kusmartono (Centre for Archaeology, Banjarmasin,
Department of Culture and Tourism,
Indonesia)
Dayak mortuary: disposal modes, spatial arrangement and its significance.
Dwi Yani
Yuniawati Umar (National Research Center
for Archaeology, Jakarta, Indonesia) The distribution of stone vats in
central Sulawesi.
Marc Oxenham (School of Archaeology
and Anthropology, Australian National University,
Australia) The social and
biological construction of childhood in ancient Vietnam.
Anne-Sophie
Coupey (University of Rennes I, France)
Funeral
containers in the Southeast Asian Iron Age: preserved remains and signs
provided by bone’s position.
Jean-Pierre
Pautreau, Anne-Sophie Coupey, Christophe Maitay, Emma Rambault, Aung Aung Kyaw
(University of Rennes I, France) Iron Age ritual and grave goods in the Samon Valley
(Upper Burma).
Alok Kumar
Kanungo (Homi Bhabha Fellow, Dept. of Archaeology, Deccan College, India)
Burial practices among the the Nagas in transition: survival of one of the most
elaborate funeral ceremonies of the world.
C5. LIVING
WITH VOLCANOES
Robin
Torrence (Australian Museum) and Glenn Summerhayes (University of Otago)
Robin.Torrence@austmus.gov.au;
glenn.summerhayes@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Since earliest human colonization across
different parts of the Indo-Pacific region, many societies have been impacted
by volcanic activity that has ranged from large eruptions (e.g. Kikai-Akahoya
(Japan), Toba (Indonesia), Pinatubo (Philippines), Witori (Papua New Guinea),
and Kuwai (Vanuatu) events), to smaller ashfalls or lava flows, earthquakes and
tsunamis. In some cases volcanic activity has had devastating effects on
communities and subsequent patterns of culture change, but archaeological research
has shown that human groups are also remarkably resilient and creative in the
face of disasters. The papers in this session bring together research from
across the region to discuss the impacts of volcanic activity on human
evolution and cultural history.
Mike Morwood (Wollongong University)
and Kira Westaway (Macquarie University): Island of fire: volcanoes as agents of
death, destruction and migration on Flores
Island, Indonesia
Chris Clarkson (University
of Queensland), Michael Haslam (University of Oxford)
and Clair Harris (University of Queensland): After the Big Bang: Archaeological
evidence for the impact of the Toba super-eruption on hominin populations in India
Eusebio Dizon (National
Museum of the Philippines):
Philippine archaeological sites covered by volcanic eruptions
Rhayan G. Melendres (University of the Philippines): The Mount Pinatubo eruption and
its effects on the indigenous people of central Luzon, Philippines:
evidence from archaeology, ethnohistory and ethnography
Eiji Nitta (Kagoshima
University): The Shikiryo site: a 9th
century settlement and agricultural field buried by the eruption of
Mt.Kaimondake, south Japan
Hiroyuki Sato (University
of Tokyo), Tsutomu Soda (Institute of Tephrochronology
for Nature and History) and Masami Izuho (Sapporo
Center for Buried Cultural Property):
Tephrochronolgy and human activities of Late Pleistocene in Kyushu Island, Japan
Glenn
Summerhayes (Otago University), Matthew Leavesley (Otago University), Geoff
Hope (Australian National University), Andrew Fairbairn (University of
Queensland) and Herman Mandui (University of Papua New Guinea): Kosipe’s
Volcanic Landscape
Robin Torrence (Australian
Museum): The role of volcanism in the
origin and spread of Lapita pottery, Papua New Guinea
Ian Lilley (University
of Queensland): Inside
out and outside in: the importance of regional context in local reactions to
volcanic activity
Stuart Bedford and Matthew Spriggs
(Australian National
University): Islands of ash and coral:
3000 years of human adaptation to volcanic activity in Vanuatu,
Southwest Pacific.
Peter Sheppard (University
of Auckland): A volcano in the
backyard: impact of the Rangitoto eruption on Maori occupation of Auckland
C6.
RAINFORESTS AND THEIR COMPLEX HUMAN HISTORY
Graeme
Barker (University of Cambridge), Huw Barton (University
of Leicester), Tim Denham (Monash University)
and Monica Janowski (University
of Sussex)
gb314@cam.ac.uk;
hjb15@leicester.ac.uk; Tim.Denham@arts.monash.edu.au; M.Janowski@sussex.ac.uk
The way in which archaeologists and other
scholars have viewed the biological and cultural history of rainforests has
changed in recent years, with rainforests no longer conceived as 'wild',
'natural', or 'untamed' and the potential role of humans in creating, altering,
managing, and profoundly changing them increasingly recognized. This
realization has profound implications for the prehistory of the forested
regions of eastern Asia and the Pacific.
Papers in this session will discuss new theoretical and methodological
approaches for unravelling the complex interactions between human groups and
rainforests in terms of themes such as colonization of these environmental
settings, origins and change in plant management and domestication, settlement
patterns, the relationship between hunter-gatherers and farmers, inter-group
exchange and conflict, and ideologies of the inhabitants.
Graeme Barker (McDonald Institute for Archaeological
Research, University of Cambridge, CB2 3ER, UK):
Footsteps, clearings and fields: transitions to farming in Island Southeast Asia.
Huw Barton (School
of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK):
Learning to forget on the path to the padi farm.
Tim Denham (Monash University): Human occupation of the montane
rainforests of Papua New
Guinea: snapshots from the Pleistocene to
present.
Chris Stimpson (Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge):
The bats of Niah: a zooarchaeological perspective on the case for late
Pleistocene rainforest foragers at the Great
Cave of Niah, Sarawak.
Lindsay Lloyd-Smith (McDonald Institute for Archaeological
Research, University of Cambridge, CB2 3ER, UK):
Investigating the prehistory of human occupation in the interior of Borneo.
Nasha Rodziadi Khaw (Department of Archaeology, University
Sans Malaysia, Penang): The
contribution of rainforest foragers to the formation of early riverine polities
of the Malay peninsula.
John Krigbaum and Bryan Tucker (Department of Anthropology, University of Florida,
Gainesville, USA):
Holocene diet and seasonality: isotopic insights for the development of food
production in tropical Southeast Asia.
C7. MAKING
ARTEFACTS, BUILDING LANDSCAPES: ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES OF MATERIAL PRODUCTION,
DISTRIBUTION AND LABOUR ORGANIZATION IN CAMBODIA
Mitch Hendrickson
(University of Sydney)
Recent work on the archaeology of Cambodia is establishing new
approaches for examining the dynamics of its social, economic and political
development. Moving beyond the emphasis on temple architecture and historic
documents, this session evaluates the interplay of past production, consumption
and distribution of goods and ideas across the landscape. Papers will consider
these issues from a range of multi-scalar approaches to archaeological
information (artefacts, furnaces/kilns, buildings, settlement, infrastructure)
to extend our knowledge of prehistoric and historic society and contribute
to/challenge preconceptions derived from inscriptions, specifically on the
rise, expansion and demise of Angkor.
John Miksic (National
University of Singapore): The
Bakong kilns near Roluos
Rachna Chhay, (APSARA Authority,
Cambodia), Heng Piphal (University of Hawai’i): The crossdraft kiln, an
evaluation and the use of Khmer kilns from late 9th to 13th centuries.
Shawn Fehrenbach (University
of Hawa’i): Earthenware ceramic technologies
of Early Historic Angkor Borei,
Cambodia
Alison Carter (University
of Wisconsin): Trade and exchange
networks in Iron Age and Early Historic Cambodia: preliminary results from
a study of stone and glass beads
Michael Dega (Naga Research Group) and D. Kyle Latinis (Naga
Research Group): Possible production centers of Cambodian circular earthwork
ceramics as explained through XRF analysis
Heng Sophady (Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts): Village
10.8 Iron Age cemetery in the Red Soil Plateau, Mekong River
Phon Kaseka (Royal Academy of Cambodia): Cheung Ek circular
earthwork site and cultural resource management
Chan Sovichetra (Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Cambodia):
Cultural potential of Basak, Svay Rieng
Mitch Hendrickson (University
of Sydney): Industries of Angkor: Investigating material production at Preah Khan
of Kompong Svay
Federico Carò and Janet G. Douglas (Department of Scientific
Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Department of Conservation and
Scientific Research, Freer Gallery of Art / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution): Sculptural materials of the Angkor period:
petrography of Khmer stone used from the 9th to the 14th century
Hans Leisen, Esther von Plehwe Leisen (University
of Cologne), Mitch Hendrickson and Sam
Player (University
of Sydney): Secrets
within the stone: investigation of sandstone temples from Preah Khan of Kompong
Svay
Heng Piphal (University
of Hawai’i): The revised
date of Sambor Prei Kuk
Damian Evans (University
of Sydney): The development of early
urbanism in Cambodia:
results of archaeological field surveys 2008-9
Ea Darith (Preah Norodom Sihanouk -Angkor
Museum): Kol village: A set of
community structures in the Angkor period.
Miriam T. Stark and Alexander Morrison (University of Hawai’i):
Changing agrarian landscapes: economic and political development in Cambodia's Mekong
delta
Im Sokrithy (APSARA): A Study on Village’s Structures in
Angkor Area: Were Indian treatises of urbanization applied in ancient Cambodia?
Eileen Lustig (University
of Sydney): Cycles of
influence: Epigraphic study of rulers and elites in the Angkorian period
Marnie Fenely (University
of Sydney): The evolution
of the Khmer dragon
C8. EXPLORING INSULAR TECHNOLOGIES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC WORLD
Goto Akira (Nanzan
University, Japan)
agoto@nanzan-u.ac.jp
Influenced by the recent
interests in "the archaeology of islands" (e.g. Rainbird 2007), and
islandscape/seascape (e.g. at Rapanui Conference in Gotland, 2007, and WAC-6 in
Ireland, 2008), this session will focus on fruitful comparisons of Pacific
archaeology with those of Mediterranean, northern Atlantic and other parts of
the maritime zones, in terms of "insularity" of several aspects of
culture. The aims of the session is to deepen the concepts of "sea of
islands", by exploring insular aspects of technologies in the
Indo-Pacific: the basic question is how insularities are defined in
technologies. Also we can ask whether "insularity" is a useful
concept or not. Topics will be concerned not only with technologies directly
relevant to maritime life (e.g. watercraft, fishing, etc.) but also with any
other items (e.g. ceramics, weaving, etc.). In addition, the question is not
only concerned with production of artifacts, but also with their exchange and
consumption of artifacts, covering the total life history of artifacts.
Shibutani Ayako (Department of Comparative Studies, the Graduate University
for Advanced Studies): Changes in plant utilization from late Pleistocene to
middle Holocene in Japan
Uozu Tomokatsu (Otemae Institute
of Prehistoric Studies): The insular technological
complex and its contribution to state formation in Japan: an analysis of metallurgy.
Nakamura Daisuke (Korea
University): Characteristics of
prehistoric Liaoning
Peninsula.
Higashimura Junko (Kyoto University
Museum): The insularity
of weaving techniques among Formosan Aborigines.
Daniel Dwyer (Charles
Darwin University):
Dong Son and Island Southeast Asian boat
technologies: some similarities and comparisons
Tran Van Bao (Da Lat University): A quadrangular opal stone
axe workshop in Lam Dong province
Jane Carlos (University of the Philippines):
Canarium hirsutum W. in Terminal Pleistocene to Holocene Philippines: implications for
ancient plant use
Roger Blench (Kay Williamson Educational Foundation, Cambridge): Seizing back art history from the art
historians: some case studies Christophe Sand (Institute
of Archaeology of New Caledonia and the Pacific),
Yoshiyuki Iizuka (Academia Sinica, Taipei) and Russell
Beck (New Zealand):
Rewriting the history of the Kanak jade circle: preliminary results on nephrite
sourcing in New Caledonia
Ishimura Tomo (Nara National Institute of Cultural Assets):
Loss of pottery in Okinawa and Oceania
Goto Akira (Nanzan
University): How is the
Japanese Archipelago an island? A perspective from indigenous Japanese
archaeology and anthropology.
C9. NEW
ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE IN OCEANIA
Jenny Kahn
(Bishop Museum,
Honolulu) jennygkahn@hotmail.com
Monumental architecture has played a key role in
models of developing socio-political complexity throughout the Pacific region,
where elaborate megalithic architecture can be found in habitation sites,
specialized use sites (council platforms, meeting houses, archery platforms or
other structures associated with elite sporting games), agricultural complexes,
and ritual structures (temples, shrines, burial sites). Over the last two
decades, new studies have refined previous work on this topic which tended to
be largely typological in nature. This session is broad in geographical scope
and is organized around three inter-related themes:
1) New results of innovative dating techniques
used to more accurately date the first evidence of, and subsequent elaboration
of, monumental architecture
2) Defining site function through intensive
archaeological survey or excavation programs. The goal here is to explore what
function particular monumental structures had at the local, community, and
regional scales.
3) Monumental public architecture as a key
material index of ideological control and social power. What ideological role
did the advent and subsequent elaboration of monumental architecture play and
how was this linked to increasing elite control over resources?
Christophe Sand, André Ouetcho, Jacques Bolé, David Baret (
Institute of Archaeology of New Caledonia and the Pacific), Emilie Dotte (Université
Paris I): Chronology of traditional Kanak settlements: archaeological data from
the Tiwaka valley (New Caledonia)
William Ayres (University
of Oregon): Archaeological
perspectives on monumental architecture from Pohnpei, Micronesia
John A Peterson, Mike T. Carson (Micronesian Area Research
Center, University of Guam), James Bayman, Hiro Kurashina (Department of
Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Manoa): Latte villages in Guam and the
Marianas: monumental or communal structures?
Hinanui Cauchois (University
of Hawaii at Manoa): Monumentality,
interior settlement, and defensive practices in Papetoai
Valley, Mo‘orea, Society
Islands
Jennifer G. Kahn (Bishop
Museum): The construction, dedication,
and function of aggregate marae site complexes in the Windward Society Islands
Tamara Maric (Université de Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne &
Service de la Culture et du Patrimoine, Papeete) :
High altitude monumental religious architecture: a comparison of Papara and
Papeno'o Valleys, Tahiti, Society Islands
Paul Wallin (Gotland
University) and Reidar Solsvik (Kon-Tiki Museum):
Tracing ritual behavior and temporal dimensions: case studies from recent work
on Huahine, French Polynesia
Barry V. Rolett (University
of Hawaii at Manoa): Emergence of
monumental architecture in the Marquesas Islands (East
Polynesia)
Eric W. West (NAVFAC Pacific) and Barry V. Rolett (University of Hawaii
at Manoa): The use of zooarchaeology with other lines of evidence to interpret
monumental architecture: a case study from Tahuata, Marquesas Islands (East Polynesia)
Melinda S. Allen (University
of Auckland): Variability in
megalithic domestic architecture as a proxy for socio-political change, Marquesas Islands
J. Stephens (University
of Hawai'i, Manoa), M. McCoy (University of Otago),
M. Graves (University of New Mexico), and T. Ladefoged (University
of Auckland): Tracking changes in
monumental religious architecture: Maui and Hawai'i
Island
Alex E. Morrison, Chris Filimoehala (University of Hawai'i,
Manoa) and Matthew Bell (International Archaeological Research Institute Inc.),
Multi-scale remote sensing approaches for documenting monumental architecture
on Rapa, Nui, Chile
C10. FROM TUTUILA TO TUTUALA: INVESTIGATIONS OF FORTIFIED
SETTLEMENTS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION
Sally
Brockwell, Sue O’Connor, Andrew McWilliam (Archaeology and Natural History, ANU)
and Abilio da C. Silva (Ministry of Culture, East Timor) sally.brockwell@anu.edu.au; soconnor@anu.edu.au
There are numerous occurrences of prehistoric
fortifications and walled settlements throughout the Pacific and Island South
East Asia, dated mostly to the last millennium and in some cases used up until
the 20th century. Much of the archaeological record in the region remains to be
explored and up till now studies of these sites have been diverse. Several
theories have been proposed to explain the origins and functions of these
fortifications. A number of authors have suggested that they are linked to
social upheaval and inter-group conflict associated with climate variability
and resource scarcity. Others have suggested that they are related to social
inequality and conflict over local control of trade goods and slavery. This
session aims to bring together researchers who have an interest in Indo-Pacific
fortified settlements to investigate their causes and consequences, comparisons
and contrasts, and directions for future research.
Julie S. Field (Ohio State University) and Peter Lape (University of Washington):
Palaeoclimates and the emergence of fortifications in the Indo-Pacific
Patrick D. Nunn, Reemal Chandra, Kalivati Qolicokota, Shalni Sanjana,
Sainimere Veitata (The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji):
Chronology and significance of inland, upland settlements in the Ba River
catchment, Viti Levu Island,
Fiji: results
from initial investigations
Sainimere Veitata (University of the South Pacific, Fiji)
and Julie S.Field (Ohio
State University):
Transit camps or early inland occupations? The early fortified sites at
Koroikewa, Nadrugu (Ba Valley) and Tatuba (Sigatoka
Valley), Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Kasey Robb and
Patrick Nunn (University of the South Pacific,
Fiji): Chronology
and significance of inland, upland settlements in the Ba River catchment, Viti Levu Island, Fiji: results from initial
investigations
Shalni Sanjana and Kasey Robb (University of the South Pacific, Fiji):
Fortified settlements of the Vatia Peninsula, North-Coast
Viti Levu Island, Fiji
David Bulbeck
(Australian National University) and Ian Caldwell (University of Leeds) The
historical archaeology of indigenous forts in sixteenth to nineteenth century
south Sulawesi, Indonesia
Peter V. Lape (University of Washington): Comparing and explaining fortified sites in Timor Leste and eastern Indonesia
Chin-yung Chao
(Academia Sinica, Taipei) and Peter Lape (University of Washington):
The appearance and persistence of late prehistoric defensive settlement
patterns in Manatuto, Timor Leste
Sue O'Connor, Sally
Brockwell (Australian National University)
and Abilio da Silva (Direcçãonacional da Cultura, Timor Leste): Recent results
from investigations into prehistoric forts and walled settlements in Timor Leste
Jack N. Fenner, Sally Brockwell, Sue
O’Connor (Australian National University):
Bayesian musings on the dating of the fortified settlement at Macapainara, East Timor
Andrew McWilliam
(ANU) Social drivers and fortified
settlements in Timor Leste
Zandro V.
Villanueva (University of the Philippines) Investigation of a moated
fortification and settlement site in Lubang
Island, Philippines
Leee M. Neri
(University of the Philippines):
Spanish structural ruins found in the coastal area in northern Mindanao, Philippines
L. Ray Fife (University of New England)
Bach Ma: History and archaeology at a French colonial hill station in central Vietnam, 1930-1990
C11. THE
LAST 1000 YEARS. EMERGENCE, DEVELOPMENT AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SIGNATURES OF THE
TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS SOCIETIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC.
Christophe
Sand (Département Archéologie, New Caledonia)
and Ian Lilley (University
of Queensland)
christophe.sand@gouv.nc;
i.lilley@uq.edu.au
Over the last two decades, a number of research
projects have been developed around the archaeology of the traditional
societies of the Western Pacific, from the Bismarck Archipelago to some small
islands of Fiji and West Polynesia. Data have shown that over the course of a
couple of centuries between the end of the first and the beginning of the
second millennium AD, the entire region witnessed significant socio-political
transformations, marking the emergence of the traditional indigenous cultural
systems witnessed by the European explorers from the 17th century onwards.
Research in a number of islands in Melanesia and Western
Polynesia, has identified processes of political integration,
marked in a great number of cases by some form of intensification and the
appearance of new regional networks. While renewed studies in Western
Polynesia are shaping a better chronological understanding of the
processes in this region, well known for its monumental architecture, studies
in Island Melanesia have recently identified a whole series of monumental
archaeological remains that question the long-held view of a sharp divide
between late “Melanesian” and West Polynesian societies.
Sean Ulm (University
of Queensland), Nicholas Evans ANU),
Daniel Rosendahl and Paul Memmott (University
of Queensland): Modelling the
Emergence of Kaiadilt culture in the South
Wellesley Islands,
Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Australia
Christophe Sand, Jacques Bolé, André Ouetcho and David Baret
(Institute of Archaeology
of New Caledonia and the Pacific): The rise of
the “Traditional Kanak Cultural Complex” in New Caledonia: intensification processes in
a southern Melanesian archipelago
Jim Specht (Australian
Museum): Connected or
cut-off? Papua New Guinea’s
island provinces during the last millennium
David J. Addison, (Samoan Studies Institute, American Samoa Community College): The origin of the
Polynesians: an alternative view
Rosalind L.Hunter-Anderson (Univ.
of New Mexico): Last millennium
climate changes and evolution of ancestral Chamorro culture in the Mariana
Islands, Micronesia
Christophe Sand, André Ouetcho, Jacques Bolé, David Baret (Institute of Archaeology
of New Caledonia and the Pacific) and Emilie
Dotte, (Université Paris I): Chronology of traditional Kanak settlements:
archaeological data from the Tiwaka Valley (New
Caledonia)
Ian Lilley (University of Queensland): All or nothing – the last
1,000 years in regional perspective
C12. THE DEVELOPMENT OF
COMPLEX SOCIETY IN ANCIENT CHINA:
FROM EARLY VILLAGES TO EARLY STATES
Li LIU (La Trobe University,
Melbourne) and Xingcan Chen (Institute of Archaeology,
Beijing) and GE Wei (The University of Science
and Technology of China)
L.Liu@latrobe.edu.au;
chenxingcan@hotmail.com;gewei@mail.ustc.edu.cn
CHEN Xingcan (Institute
of Archaeology, CASS): The foraging
economy of early Neolithic China:
Evidence from archaeobotany
Li LIU and CHEN
Xingcan: Acorn exploitation and transition to sedentism in Early Holocene,
China
ZHANG Juzhong (The University
of Science and Technology of China) Settlement patterns of the pre-Yangshao
period in the Central Plains of China:
A case study of Jiahu
Bestel, Sheahan (Monash
University, Melbourne): Residue
analysis of Peiligang (8500-7000 bp) stone sickles from North
China
Fullagar, Richard (Scarp Archaeology and University of Wollongong),
Li Liu (La Trobe University),
Sheahan Bestel (La Trobe University, Monash
University), Duncan Jones (La Trobe University),
Wei Ge (La Trobe University),
Anthony Wilson (La Trobe University), Shaodong Zhai (La Trobe University):
Stone tool-use experiments to determine the function of grinding stones and
denticulate sickles
ZHANG Chi (Peking
University) and HUNG Hsiao-chun (Australian National
University): The origins and spread of
agriculture in southern China
and Southeast Asia
JIANG Leping (Zhejiang Institute of
Archaeology), SHENG Danping (Pujiang Museum, Zhejiang, China):
Subsistence economy, settlement layout and sedentism at Shangshan, Zhejiang
Jones, Duncan (La Trobe University,
Melbourne): Correlating experimental and
archaeological use-wear patterns on ground stone tools: a case study from the
early Holocene site of Shangshan,
China.
YAO Ling (University of Science and Technology of China):
Microfossils on stone artifacts from Xiaohuangshan reveal early plant use in Zhejiang, China.
DAI Xiangming (National
Museum of China):
Changes of settlement patterns and development of social complexity in the
eastern Yuncheng Basin,
north-central China
LI Xinwei (Institute
of Archaeology, CASS, China): The emergence of exchange network of
sacred knowledge around 3300 BC in eastern China
FANG Hui (Shandong
University, China):
Cinnabar in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age China: a perspective on ritual and
power.
Schepartz, Lynne (Florida
State University),
S. Miller-Antonio (California State University
at Stanislaus) and Fang Hui (Shandong University, P.R.China): Ritual, Shang identity and
social complexity at Daxinzhuang: A Middle-Late Shang (1300-1100 BC) site in Shandong Province
HUNG Ling-yu (Washington
University in St.
Louis) & CUI Jianfeng (Peking
University): A preliminary
investigation of pottery production and emerging social hierarchy in late
Neolithic Liuwan, Qinghai,
NW China.
MIN Rui (Yunnan Provincial Institute
of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, China): Excavation of the Haimenkou site in Jianchuan, Yunnan
Li Min (University
of California at Los
Angeles, USA):
The archaeological landscape at the Bronze Age city of Qufu
GE Wei (The University
of Science and Technology of China): Food for the ancestors of Qin: starch
analysis of funerary vessels from Lixian,
Gansu
Peter Jia (University of Sydney,
Australia): Social
construction implicated with settlement pattern 200BC -300AD in the Qixinghe
area, Sanjiang Plain of northeast China – based on the results of
intensive field survey
Ford, Anne (The University of Otago, New Zealand): Stone tool
production-distribution systems at Huizui,
China
C13.
HUMAN-GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES IN EAST ASIA
ARCHAEOLOGY
Zhu
Bingquan, (Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy
of Science, GIG) and Jin Zhengyao,
(Archaeology and Ancient Technology, University
of Science and Technology of China,
USTC)
bqzhu@gig.ac.cn; zyjin@ustc.edu.cn
This
session focus on geochemical studies for reconstructing metal mining in East
Asia Bronze Age, as well as process for producing metallic and ceramic
manufacture，agriculture,
goods trade network，technique
transfer and etc. We are seeking for an opportunity for discussing on the role
of geochemistry in EA archaeology, and on the methodology of geochemical tracing
and probe such as interpretation of prehistoric human impact by using lead
isotopic and trace elemental tracing.
Jin,
Zhengyao
(Department of History of Science and Technology and Archaeometry, University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui Province, China), Yan, Lifeng (Hefei National
Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and
Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui Province, China), Tian, Jianhua, Li, Ruiliang (Department
of History of Science and Technology and Archaeometry, University of Science
and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui Province, China) and Cui, Jianyong (Isotope Laboratory,
Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, Beijing 100029, China): A comparetive study on alloy and lead isotopy
data of bronzes from royal and noble tombs in Yin ruins
Wang,
Changming, Zhengayo Jin (Department of History of Science and Technology and
Archaeometry, University of Science and Technology of China,
Hefei, Anhui, China) and Jiann-Yang Hwang (Michigan Technological
University): Establishing Pb and Cu
isotope signatures of some native copper sources in North
America: Implications for archaeological provenance studies
Zhu,
Bingquan (Key
Laboratory of Isotope geochronology and Geochemistry, Chinese
Academy of Sciebce, Guangzhou
510640, Guangdong Province, China) and Jin, Zhengyao (Department of History of Science and Technology and
Archaeometry, University of Science and Technology of China,
Hefei 230026, Anhui Province,
China)；Geochemical evidences
for northward transportation of resources in Bronze Age China
C14. FROM COMPLEX
SOCIETIES TO STATE FORMATION IN THE JAPANESE ARCHIPELAGO
AND KOREAN PENINSULA
Daeyoun Cho (Department
of Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology, Chonbuk
National University, Korea)
daeyoun.cho@chonbuk.ac.kr
The Bronze Age and State Formation Period in the Japanese Archipelago
and Korean Peninsula was a time of great economic,
social and political transformation. In recent years, there have been a number
of archaeological discoveries and research which shed new light on the nature
of this change from complex to state-level
societies in this region. This session presents
recent works on the following topics: burial practices, subsistence economy,
settlement patterns, human activity within the landscape, craft
production and consumption, and the exchange of
materials. The aim of the session will be to consider the issue of socio-political transformation in ancient Japan and Korea, as well as interaction
between the two cultures, from a new perspective, and thus present a new
direction for future research.
Jongil Kim (Seoul National
University):
Individuality, masculinity and power
Daeyoun Cho, Hyun Jeong, Kyeonghee
Lee (Chonbuk National University):
pottery production and social transformation during the Korean Neolithic and
Bronze Age
Minkoo Kim, Hyena Yun, Kyongsuk Kwon
(Chonnam National
University): Archaeobotany of
Pyeonggeo-dong, Jinju, South Korea
Kazuo
Miyamoto (Kyushu University):
State formation process of DongYI Area viewed from the Interaction sphere in East Asia
Daisuke
Nakamura (Korea University),
Tomoko Nagatomo (Osaka University): The polity growth of Proto-Three Kingdom societies as seen through the
relationship of Yan and Lelang
Kunihiko Wakabayashi (Doshisha University
Historical Museum):
The nature of complexity in Yayoi settlements and tombs, Japanese early
agricultural society
Boram Lee, Youngji Kim Jinsoo Shim, (Chonbuk
National University):
A new perspective on iron production during the state formation period in the
southwestern region of the Korean
Peninsula
Ari Tanizawa (Kyushu
University): The exchange system of
Late Yayoi period northern Kyushu of Japan as seen from glass beads
Sung-joo Lee (Kangnung
National University):
Technological innovation and craft-specialization in ceramic production of the Proto-three Kingdom Period
Jun'ichiro Tsujita (Kyushu University):
The transformation of the mortuary ritual in the 'peripheral' area in the
Japanese archipelago from 4th to 5th centuries
Koji Mizoguchi (Graduate School of Social
and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University): The centralization of
power and the generation of the transcendental: a network approach to the Kofun
(mounded tomb) period of Japan
Matsugi Takehiko: Formation
and transformation process of united chiefdoms in protohistoric Japan
C15. RECENT GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SOUTHEAST
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Jane Allen (International Archaeological Research Institute,
Inc., Honolulu)
JAllen@iarii.org
Geoarchaeology combines an archaeological focus with methods
and approaches used by the fields that are often called earth sciences: e.g.,
geology, geomorphology, pedology (soils), ecology, and climatology. The field
is gaining momentum in Southeast Asia and the
Pacific, as researchers discover how vitally important it is to study the
relationships between humans and sites on the one hand and the surrounding
environment on the other. Please join us if you have ongoing studies or results
to report, or if you are just interested in learning more about the field.
Ulrike Proske (University
of Bremen) and T J. J. Hanebuth (University of Bremen):
Holocene vegetation history of the northern Mekong River
delta: reconstructing the environment of prehistoric settlements
Geoffrey Hope (Australian
National University)
and Sander van der Kaars (University
of Göttingen): Swamp impacts: two case
studies from Kutai, Indonesia,
and Lake Inle, Myanmar.
Jane Allen (International Archaeological Research Institute,
Inc., Honolulu):
Continuing geoarchaeological studies and evidence for significant coastal
change at early peninsular Thai and Malaysian trade sites
Cyril Calugay (University
of Hawai‘i, Mānoa, Honolulu) and John A. Peterson (Micronesian
Area Research
Center, University
of Guam): New evidence for late
Holocene coastal change in Cebu,
Philippines
Helen Lewis (University
College Dublin):
Using soil micromorphology to understand cultural deposits in Southeast Asian
caves: some results from studies in Malaysian Borneo, the south Philippines
and northern Lao PDR
Armand Mijares (University of the Philippines,
Diliman, Quezon City) and Helen Lewis (University College
Dublin): Understanding cave site formation: soil
micromorphology of Callao
Cave
Pamela G. Faylona (University of the Philippines): Excavated giant clams in Southeast Asia as potential recorders of environmental
history
Alex Morrison (University
of Hawai‘i, Mānoa) and Ethan E.
Cochrane (University College London):
Reconstructing the paleo-landscape of a Lapita site: geomorphologic
investigations on Tavua Island,
Fiji
C16. HISTORICAL ECOLOGY AND MARINE RESOURCE USE IN THE
INDO-PACIFIC REGION
Rintaro Ono (Australian
National University),
David Addison (American Samoa Community College) and Alex Morrison (University of Hawaii) rintaro.ono@anu.edu.au; add1ison@gmail.com
Archaeology is in a
unique position to provide a long-term perspective on past marine ecosystems
and human eco-dynamics. In most parts of the Indo-Pacific, archaeology provides
the only record of pre-industrial marine exploitation. Therefore, archaeological
data can provide a valuable baseline for evaluating contemporary ecological
trends. Researchers are invited to present technical, methodological, and
theoretical papers on a variety of topics such as fish and shell analyses,
prehistoric fishing, ethno-archaeology, or traditional and modern fishing.
Papers should have a conservation or historical marine ecology focus. Participants
will be asked to have papers ready for submitting to the session organizer by 1
October 2009, and the papers will be posted or attached by a website or mailing
list hosted by the session organizer. This will give everyone a chance to read
each other's ideas in detail. The IPPA session will then consist of short
presentations (10-15 min. each) and ample time for discussion. Selected
participants will be asked to revise their papers immediately after the
conference for publication in an edited volume scheduled for early 2010.
Historical Ecology
Alex Morrison (University
of Hawaii, USA):
What can a historical ecology
perspective tell us about marine resource use and/or the history of marine areas?
Perspectives from the Pacific
Islands
Annalisa C. Christie (University
of York): Exploring the social context
of maritime exploitation along the east African coast from the 12th-18th
c. AD: recent research in the Mafia Archipelago,
Tanzania
Melissa Carter (University
of Sydney): The problem with Polymesoda: Ethnoarchaeology of
subsistence shellfishing in the central Solomon Islands and contributions
to the identification and understanding of the Polymesoda (Gelonia)
subgenus
Kazuhiro Suda (Hokkaigakuen University,
Japan): Marine resource use
in transition: traditional and modern fishing in Tonga,
Western Polynesia.
Rintaro Ono (ANU, Australia)
and David J. Addison (ASCC, American
Samoa): 600 years of marine procurement on Atafu
Atoll, Tokelau.
Fish populations (long-term trends for inshore/offshore fishing)
Scott Fitzpatrick (North
Carolina State University, USA):
Long-term trends in prehistoric Palauan fishing strategies
Richard Olmo
(University of Guam):
Association between midden remains and extant reef populations on Guam.
Judith Amesbury (Micronesian Archaeological Research Services Guam, USA):
Pelagic fishing in the Mariana Archipelago: from the
prehistoric period to the present.
Fredeliza Z. Campos (University
of Philippines): Investigation of
early fishing practices in Batanes, Northern Philippines
Rintaro Ono (ANU, Australia)
and Michiko Intoh (National Museum of Ethnology, Japan): What happened to
tuna? Prehistoric fishing and temporal change in pelagic exploitation in
Fais, Micronesia.
Special fish exploitation (whale, mahi-mahi, moray eel)
Sergey V. Gusev
(Russian Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage): The old whaling
in north Pacific: new records.
Osamu Hashimura (National
Museum of Ethnology): The history and culture
of marine resource use: the case study of the Dolphin Fish (Coryphaena hippurus) in Japan and East Asia.
Takashi Tsuji (RIHN, Japan):
Ecology and technology of bamboo fish traps in the Visayas, Philippines;
with special reference to the moray trap.
Artifacts (fishing materials & shell use)
Irina Y. Ponkratova
(Northeastern State University, Magadan, Russia) and Yaroslav V. Kuzmin
(Institute of Geology and Mineralogy,, Novosibirsk, Russia): The origin and
development of maritime adaptation and seafaring in Northeast Asia: results and
problems.
Akira Goto (Nanzan University,
Japan): The Oceanic
encountered with the Japanese: An Outrigger Canoe-Fishing Gear Complex in the
Bonin Islands and Hachijo-jima
Island.
Katherine Szabo
University of Wollongong, Australia):
The selection of raw materials for shell artefact production.
Cynthia Neri Zayas (University
of Philippines): Bato, atob and taun – the
metamorphoses of stone tidal weirs in Oceania.
Daryl Guse (Department of
Archaeology and Natural History, RSPAS, ANU): Macassar trepang fishermen and
Indigenous coastal exploitation in the 18th and 19th Centuries along the Arnhem
Land coast of Australia:
Implications for natural and cultural resource management
Taj Vitales (National
Museum of the Philippines):
Beyond subsistence: cultural usages and significance of bailer shells in
Philippine prehistory
C17. WET CULTIVATION OF COLOCASIA
ESCULENTA IN THE INDO-PACIFIC: ARCHAEOLOGICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND
BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
David Addison (American Samoa
Community College) and Matthew Spriggs (Australian National
University)
add1ison@gmail.com; matthew.spriggs@anu.edu.au
Wet cultivation of taro (Colocasia esculenta) is among the most
productive traditional agricultural techniques in the world, rivaled only by
the homologous systems based on rice (Oryza
sativa). Some of the largest stone constructions in the Pacific relate to
wet taro cultivation. Research on wet taro in Oceania
has focused on: the role of agricultural intensification in development of
political and social complexity; aggression and territoriality; risk
management; and initial island colonization. This session seeks to bring
together researchers from across the Indo-Pacific region to discuss the wet
cultivation of Colocasia esculenta
from diverse perspectives. Participants will be asked to have papers ready for
posting to a website by 1 October 2009. This will give everyone a chance to
read each other's ideas in detail. The IPPA session will then consist of short
presentations and ample time for discussion. Selected participants will be
asked to revise their papers immediately after the conference for publication
in an edited volume scheduled for early 2010.
Matthew Spriggs (The Australian
National University):
From Mendana to Riesenfeld: early accounts and speculation on taro irrigation
in the Asia-Pacific area
Christophe
Sand, André Ouetcho, Jacques Bolé, David Baret (Institute
of Archaeology of New
Caledonia and the Pacific): “From the seashores to the upper
hills”: diversity and chronology of taro irrigation in New Caledonia
Nancy J. Pollock (Victoria University
of Wellington, New
Zealand): The taste of taro in Pacific gastronomy – links
to China and South East Asia
Peter J. Matthews (National Museum Of
Ethnology, Japan), E. M. G. Agoo (De La Salle University, Manila), D. N. Tandang (Philippines National
Museum, Manila) and D. A. Madulid (Philippine National Museum,
Manila): Ethnobotany
and ecology of wild taros (Colocasia esculenta) in the Philippines: implications for
domestication and dispersal in the past and present
Sophie Caillon (CNRS, Montpellier):
Why so much taro? production and consumption of Colocasia esculenta in a Melanesian village (Vanuatu)
Jean-Michel Chazine (CNRS/Credo
Marseille): Wet taro cultivation on atolls: a technico-cultural paradox?
Tim Bayliss-Smith (University of
Cambridge, England)
and Edvard Hviding (University of Bergen, Norway): Terraced taro and the intensification
of social relations in Solomon
Islands: insights from ruta
cultivation, past and present, in Marovo, New Georgia
Trevor King (Vitokoni Ni Vuci-Friends of Vuci, Fiji; and International Pacific
College, NZ): Fluctuation in Colocasia
cultivation and landesque capital in Navosa,
Fiji
Dana Lepofsky, (Simon
Fraser University,
Vancouver) and Jennifer G. Kahn (Bishop Museum,
Honolulu): Social and ecological interactions of ancient
Ma‘ohi production systems
Michael W. Graves (University Of New Mexico)
and Mark D. McCoy (Otago University): The expansion of irrigated agriculture
into Kohala, Hawai’i
Island
David J. Addison (Samoan Studies Institute, American Samoa Community
College): Risk management and surplus production in Polynesia:
the contrastive wet taro (Colocasia
esculenta) systems of Samoa and the Marquesas Islands
Julie
S. Field (Ohio State University, USA) and Trevor King (Vitokoni
Ni Vuci-Friends of Vuci, Fiji;
and International Pacific
College, NZ): Testing the chronology of irrigated dalo cultivation (Colocasia
esculenta) in the Sigatoka Valley, Viti
Levu, Fiji
Windy K. Mcelroy (Garcia And Associates, Hawai’i):
Approaches to dating wetland agricultural features: an example from Wailau Valley,
Moloka‘I Island, Hawai‘i
Stephen Acabado (University
of Hawai’i, Manoa): Taro
before rice terraces: implications of radiocarbon dates, ethnohistoric
reconstructions, and ethnography in dating the Ifugao terraces
C18. ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEXTILES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION
Judith Cameron (Australian National University) judith.cameron@anu.edu.au
In recent years archaeological textile research has expanded
in scope. Scholars are no longer confined to detailed descriptions of the material
and structural composition of basketry, matting and textiles but now use that
data to provide further insights into prehistoric cultural systems. The papers
in this session discuss textile data from several sites in Southeast Asia and Japan, as well as
highlighting problems with the conservation of these most fragile of materials.
Bill Meacham (Hong
Kong University):
A Cautionary Tale: the restoration of the Turin Shroud was a
conservation and scientific disaster.
Cherubim A Quizon (Seton Hall University,
New Jersey, USA)
and Judith Cameron (Australian
National University):
The Banton cloth.
Daryl Guse (Australian
National University):
Textiles and rock art in Arnhemland.
Junko Higashimura (National
Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan):
Back-strap looms in the Yayoi and Kofun periods.
Nguyen Viet (Centre for Southeast Asian Prehistory, Hanoi): New findings on
Dong Son textile technology.
C19. MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY, AN
INTRODUCTION AND ITS APPLICATION IN VIETNAM
Charlotte Pham charlotte_pham@mail2Moon.com
Maritime
archaeology studies the relationship between humans and the sea. The
significance of maritime archaeology and underwater cultural heritage
management (UCHM) has been gradually recognized in several regions of the
Asia-Pacific area. In Vietnam,
maritime archaeology is yet in its infancy, and there is a need to conduct a
coherent approach to study past human activities interacting with riverine
systems, coastal areas and ocean that have been significant over thousands of
years. In Vietnam, a joint
project between the Institute of Archaeology of Hanoi
and maritime archaeologists from various institutions commenced at the
beginning of this year; the investigation of the Bach Dang Battles Site. This session
will introduce the project aims, results and future campaigns, and is also an
opportunity to discuss wide ranging matters associated with maritime
archaeology and to demonstrate how it can contribute to the development of
professional involvement and public concern for the study and protection of
Vietnamese underwater and maritime cultural heritage.
Charlotte Pham (Ecole Française d’Extrême Orient/Centre for
Maritime Archaeology Southampton): Maritime ethnography and its application in Vietnam
Jun Kimura (Flinders
University): Remains of
the Yuan/Mongolian expansionism in two different maritime cultural landscapes
RandallSasaki (Texas
A&M): Results of the initial season of archaeological research at the
Bach Dang battle site
Michel Girard & Bui Thi Mai (Archeo-palynologists,
CNRS-CEPAM): The pollinic analysis of oleoresins used in the construction of
thuyên thúng, basket boats of central Vietnam: an inter-disciplinary
approach
Mark Staniforth (Maritime Archaeology Program, Flinders University): Teaching and research in
maritime archaeology: new approaches to collaboration in the Asia-Pacific
region.
James P. Delgado (Institute of Nautical Archaeology): The Institute of Nautical Archaeology: International
partnerships in nautical archaeological research, education and preservation
Bobby C. Orillaneda, (Underwater Archaeology Section, National Museum
of the Philippines):
Emergence, development and current state of underwater archaeology of the Philippines
Anna Maria Nugent (Southampton University):
Cambodian watercraft: from the Bayon to present.
Hanh Duong Bich (UNESCO Ha Noi): Safeguarding our shared
heritage: the 2001 Convention on the protection of the underwater cultural
heritage
C20. WARFARE
AND SOCIAL COMPLEXITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Nam Kim and Laura Junker (Department of
Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago)
nkim3@uic.edu; ljunker@uic.edu
In recent decades, the archaeological investigation of
conflict and warfare has benefited from increased scholarly attention and new
case studies. Material signatures for warfare, such as fortifications, weapons,
and warrior iconography, have been well documented and identified in various
world regions. Recent evidence from Southeast Asia
can augment our understanding of how patterns of warfare can be both universal
and culturally distinct, and how conflict may have contributed to political
centralization and emergent social complexity. In particular, new data from the
fortified Co Loa site in Vietnam shed light on how warfare may have played a
vital role in the emergence of a Metal Age, state-level polity.
Laura Lee Junker and Debra Green (Department of
Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago): The archaeology of warfare and conflict in Mainland and
Island Southeast Asia
Nam C. Kim (University of Illinois at Chicago):
Fortifications and social complexity at the Co Loa
site
Lai Van Toi (Vietnam
Institute of Archaeology): Co Loa tiles collection earlier in Co Loa
Pham Minh Huyen (Vietnam Institute of Archaeology):
Matters concerning Co Loa and King An Duong Vuong
Nishimura Masanari (Kansai
University, Osaka) and Pham Minh Huyen (Vietnam Institute
of Archaeology): New recognitions on the Co Loa
period at the Bai Men site of the Co Loa Citadel
Chan Q. Kieu:
Headhunting in the Dong Son culture
Nguyen Viet (Center for Southeast Asian Prehistory, Vietnam)
and Yang Yong (Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences):
The southward movement of the Xi Ou (Tay Au) and Ou Lou (Lac Viet) in the 3rd
and 2nd centuries BC.
C21. MEGALITHS, MYTH
AND ASTRONOMY
B.M. Kim (Korea
Institute of Heritage) and K.P. Rao (University
of Hyderabad), bmkim@hanyang.ac.kr drkprao@gmail.com)
The world wide distribution of megaliths is well known. These
imposing monuments are always surrounded by various myths. Though, some of the
myths are just fables, there are numerous myths which contain rich information
to understand the reason behind the monuments, their origin, migration of the
practices, content in the burials etc. The similarity in the myths and beliefs connected
to pygmies, heroes, rice cultivators and urn users are common in parts of South,
Southeast and East Asia. In some regions the
megaliths are considered as spirit houses whereas at other places they are
considered as memorials. The ethnographic data is very valuable in solving some
of the problems like the migration of the practices/people, and it provides a
window to understand the mind of the megalithic practitioners. The megaliths follow
specific orientations. Orientation of the port-hole, burial pit, alignments and
avenues are fixed largely on the basis of observations of the sun and the stars.
Some of the cup-marks found on the megalithic monuments in South Asia and East Asia are known to depict the constellations. Some of
the megalithic ‘alignments’ are known to align with the rising and setting sun
on the days of solstice. The astronomical relation of the megalithic monuments
with celestial objects is a developed science in Europe.
It is time that such studies were carried out in Asia
also. The session primarily aims at collating the ethnographic data on the
myths and the astronomical aspects of the megalithic monuments from Asia with a view to reading the ‘Megalithic Mind’.
B.M.Kim (Korea Institute of Heritage): Dolmen and rice cultivation in Korea
K.P.Rao (University of Hyderabad)
: Sun and stars in the
megalithic tradition of india
Lee Hoen Jai (Gyeonggi
Provincial Museum,
Rep. of Korea): The dolmens of Chittoor District – Andhra Pradesh, South
India.
Bagyo Prasetyo (The National Research Centre of
Archaeology): Some problems of Indonesian megaliths
Dwi Yani Umar (National
Research Center
for Archaeology, Jakarta): Archaeological
research in the Besoa Valley, Central Sulawesi
Retno Handini (Center for Prehistoric and Austronesian
Studies, Jakarta): The Megalithic tradition In East Nusa Tenggara: conceptual relationships between
geography and routes of migration
Pham Quang Son (Institute
of Social Sciences Ho Chi Minh
city): The Hang Gon dolmen - new archaeological results
Lam My Dzung (Hanoi National
University): Studies on megaliths in Vietnam.
Ha Moon sig (Sejong
University Department of History, Rep.of Korea):
The Dolmen Cult of Northeast Province in China
Hwa Seob Song (Jeonju University
Rep. of Korea): Geometrical
patterns, megalithic patterns and megalithic cultures of the Bronze Age in Southeast Asia
Young–Moon Lee (Mokpo National University Department of
History and Culture (Archaeology), Rep. of Korea):
Names, legends and beliefs connected with dolmens in Korea.
Hiragori Tatsuya (Pusan National University Museum, Rep. of Korea): The features of Japanese dolmens
C22. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
IN KOREA
Shin, Dong Hoon,
Paleopathology lab, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University,
Korea drdoogi@snu.ac.kr
For several years, our
interdisciplinary research team, including specialists in anthropology,
paleo-parasitology, paleo-pathology, radiology and molecular bioarchaeology,
have examined specimens collected from archaeological sites in Korea.
When samples were discovered during archaeological excavations, archaeologists
and researchers from our team cooperated to minimize contamination of specimens
by modern contaminants (i.e. modern DNA etc.). We then examined them under
sterile conditions in our lab, and selected samples ideal for biological
studies. Using these samples, which are maintained in our Human Sample
Collection, information helpful for understanding the lives and diseases of
ancient or medieval people in Korean society was obtained. Briefly, we
identified the parasite infection prevalence of Korean people in the past, through
examination of the soil samples from archaeological sites. Our aDNA research
team was also successful in sequencing aDNA from pathogens (i.e. viruses) of
humans found in the archaeological sites. Radiological studies were also
undertaken on skeletal or mummy samples, for clues of ancient diseases of the
subjects, while minimizing serious damage to them. Our studies, aiming to
elucidate scientific clues useful for interpreting archaeological sites in Korea, are
strengthened by the collaboration between researchers from different
specialties.
This session will
present results from the research of the following researchers:
Oh, Chang Seok (Paleopathology
Lab, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea)
Bok, Gi Dae (Department
of Korean History, University of Brain Education, Korea)
Park, Jun Bum (Hangang
Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Lee, Soong Deok (Department
of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National
University, Korea)
Kim, Yi-Suk (Ewha Womans University, Korea)
Kim, Myeung Ju (Department
of Anatomy, Dankook University,
Korea)
Seo, Min (Department of
Parasitology, Dankook University,
Korea )
D. THEMES RELATED TO
HERITAGE MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AS A
DISCIPLINE.
D1. “GENERATION X” ARCHAEOLOGISTS IN SE
ASIA AND THE FUTURE
Pira Venunan, Issarawan Yoopom, Atthasit Sukkham (Graduate
Students in Prehistoric Archaeology, Silpakorn
University, Bangkok) parchaeo022@yahoo.com;
thefools@yahoo.com
The 19th Congress of the
Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association represents a great opportunity to encourage
archaeology students, young archaeologists and researchers in Southeast
Asia to show their potential to our community. The conference will
also broaden their visions and knowledge, and help them to establish
collaborative relations that will become research alliances in the future. This
session focuses on archaeology students, young archaeologists and researchers
who are the future of Southeast Asian archaeology and who will present their
research. Furthermore, this session will be a great opportunity for the
participants to share their thoughts, concepts, data and knowledge of
archaeology. We also would like to invite professors or specialists in
prehistoric archaeology to be our commentators who will give advice, guidance,
and comment (Dr. Ian Glover has already agreed to be one person in this role).
Velat Bujeng (Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Malaysia): Zooarchaeological
evidence from Bukit Sarang, Ulu Kakus, Sarawak
Nguyen Thi Mai Huong (Vietnam Institute of Archaeology,
Vietnam) and Pham Van Hai
(Research Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Vietnam): Vegetation record at Dong Son
archaeological site, Northern Vietnam.
Nicholas Gani (Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Malaysia): Gua Tupak, a late
prehistoric site in Bau, Sarawak,
Malaysia
Pham Thanh Son (Vietnam Institute of Archaeology,
Vietnam): The study of late
Neolithic and Early Bronze Age stone axe workshops in Northern
Vietnam.
Bui Huu Tien (Museum of Anthropology, Vietnam National University, Vietnam):
The weapons of the Dong Dau culture.
Pira Venunan (Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn
University, Thailand):
A comparative study of late prehistoric bronze and iron implements from Thailand and Vietnam
Issarawan Yoopom (Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn
University, Thailand):
Ancient iron-smelting furnaces at Ban Khao Din Tai, Burirum
Province, Northeast of Thailand
Atthasit Sukkham (Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn
University, Thailand): Prehistoric rock painting at Yala Hill and Silpa Caves,
Yala Province, Southern Thailand
Rhayan G. Melendres (University of the Philippines, The Philippines): How old is the Babo
Balukbuk site? : The use of oriental tradeware ceramics and radiocarbon dating
in identifying the age of Porac, Pampanga,
Philippines.
Hoang Thuy Quynh and Nguyen Thi Hao (Vietnam Institute of Archaeology, Vietnam): Painted ceramics of the
Sa Huynh culture
Nguyen Thi Bich Huong ( Museum of Anthropology , Hanoi National University, Vietnam): Lai Nghi ornaments
Sharon Wong Wai Yee ( National University of Singapore,
Singapore ): A Kwantung jar sherd with stamped potters' marks found in the
fourteenth century Fort Canning archaeological site, Singapore
D2. ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION & EDUCATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: NEW APPROACHES AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS.
Damien Huffer (School
of Archaeology and
Anthropology, ANU) damien.huffer@gmail.com
In recent years, a number
of new organizations and projects have begun to address heritage issues in SE Asia on numerous fronts, utilizing everything from
village-scale public outreach to multimedia approaches as diverse as radio
broadcasts, artwork, comics, pamphlets and educational games. As long as the
antiquities trade continues throughout the region, new and innovative
approaches will be required to effectively combat this problem, and increased
communication between archaeologists, curators, legal experts, antiquities
detectives, educators, and IT specialists will be vital. In light of the above,
this session seeks presentations in all areas of archaeology, museology, and
heritage conservation in Southeast Asia/the Indo-Pacific regarding current
efforts to design or implement conservation, legal, and outreach projects.
Demonstrations/hand-outs via any medium will be provided for, and presentations
discussing pilot projects or preliminary results will be given ample feedback.
Ali Akbar (Department of Archaeology, University of Indonesia):
Museum di Tengah Kebun: conservation and education of the world civilization
collection
M. Rowan Gard (Archaeology, Bishop Museum):
Pieces of the Polynesian past – a hands-on understanding of the Austronesian
expansion through a simulated dig experience
Anna Karlstrom (Uppsala
University): Restoring
sacred space: heritage management in Vientiane,
Laos
Bounheuang Bouasisengpaseuth and Sengphone Keophanhya (Lao National
Museum, Vientiane):
How does the Middle Mekong Archaeological
Project (MMAP) work with Lao culture heritage management? National and legal
perspectives
Bui Thi Tuyet (Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hanoi, Vietnam):
A new approach in preserving Dong Son remains in Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam
Chhim Sokhan Dara: The appreciation of archaeological sites
in Cambodia:
villager understanding of archaeological sites in Mkak Commune
Damien Huffer (ANU): The Looter! educational gaming project:
a progress report
Luong Thanh Son (Dak
Lak Museum,
Dak Lak): Preserving and developing the values of prehistoric cultural heritage
in the Western Highlands, Vietnam
Nguyen Giang Hai (Institute
of Archaeology, VASS): Public
archaeology in Vietnam:
a new approach in cultural heritage conservation
Pawinee Nittim (Silpakorn
University, Bangkok): The prehistoric Ban Rai rockshelter
and its role in substainable development
Putsadee Rodcharoen (Silpakorn
University, Bangkok):
The Ban Rai community museum, Mae Hong
Son Province, Thailand
Rasmi Shoocongdej (Archaeology, Silpakorn
University, Bangkok): Archaeology, arts, ethnic
communities and sacred space
Sengphone Keophanhya (National
Museum, Luang Prabang): How does the
Middle Mekong Archaeological Project (MMAP)
work with Lao culture heritage management? Museum, conservation, and local
perspectives
Siriluck Kanthasri (Archaeological Exploration and Heritage
Managements in Pai-Pang Mapha and Khun Yuam Project): Public archaeology at
Tham Lod and Ban Rai rockshelters, Mae
Hong Son Province, Thailand
Victor Paz (Archaeological Studies Program, University of
the Philippines): Public
archaeology, basic research and mentoring in a Philippines setting
Vida Kusmartono (Balai Arkeologi, Banjarmasin):
“Muatan lokal” and archaeological education in Kalimantan
Abilio da Conceicao Silva (National Directorate of Culture, Government of
Timor-Leste), Nuno Vasco Oliveira (State Secretariat of Culture, Government of
Timor-Leste; ANU Visiting Fellow): From archaeology to living traditions:
recreating culture and national identity in Timor-Leste
D3. HERITAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC
POLICY FOR SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Ranjana Ray (Department of Anthropology, Calcutta University)
and David Blundell (National Chengchi
University, Taiwan) prof.ranjana.ray@gmail.com; pacific@berkeley.edu
This panel will focus on
cultural resource management (CRM) by applied professional anthropological
skills in South and Southeast Asia. The
purpose of the session is to look into local crafts sustainability based on
present-day needs and perceptions of modernity, and at the same time to
consider public policy formulation processes for education and development of
crafts and craftsmen in the region.
Wendy Frederick (State
University of San Francisco): The ethnological model of the
Paleosiberian Ainu
Sucheta Sen Chaudhuri (Rajiv Gandhi
University, Arunachal
Pradesh): From cultural to global: planning for a journey of tradition with
signature.
Sharmila Ghosh (Chandigarh, India): Packaging Khasi culture: tourism,
heritage and forests in Meghalaya,
India
Sarit K. Chaudhuri (Rajiv
Gandhi University,
Arunachal Pradesh, India):
Tribal art in transition: changing face of woodcarvings in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Sudipa Saha (Indian Archaeological Society): Conch shell:
Crafts and craftsmen through ages in West Bengal
with a special emphasis on Bishnupur.
Debasis K. Mondal (Lecturer, West
Bengal State
University): Traditional process of
brass working among Ghantara community of Village Sadaibereni, District Dhenkanal,
Orissa, India.
Falguni Chakrabarti (Vidyasagar
University): Decorative terracotta of
west Bengal, India: A study on techno-economic
perspectives.
Widya Nayati (Gadjah
Mada University,
Yogyakarta): Educating culture: learning from
Alor weaving
Vidula Jayaswal (Banaras Hindu
University, India):
Stone-carving in Varanasi (India): past
& present practices
Senthilpavai Kasiannan (Department of Archaeology, University of Sydney):
Heritage conundrum: the case of Angkor
Tran Ky Phuong (Council of International educational
exchange/CIEE-Ho Chi Minh City), Nguyen Chieu (Hanoi National University) and
Nguyen Thuong Hy (Center for Preservation of Monuments and Heritages of Quang
Nam Province): The archaeological excavation in 2007 at the 10th century Khuong
My temple-group and its contribution into the issues of the preservation of the
architectural sites of the ancient Champa Kingdom(s) in Quang Nam Province,
Central Vietnam.
Giovanni G. Bautista
(National Museum
of Philippines)
The Archaeology of Calatagan, Batanga: An Evaluation for the Institution of a
Cultural Resource Management Programme in the locality.
Madhulika Samanta (Institute of Archaeology, University College,
London): Initiation of participatory development
planning for Archaeological space: A case study in the middle Ajay Basin, India.
Udomluck Hoontrakul (Department of Social Development, Faculty of Social
Science, Chiang Mai University,
Thailand):
Museum dialogue: The multivocality of community
Kriengkrai Watanasawad (Program of Cultural Management, College of
innovation, Thammasat University, Bangkok Thailand): Transmitting cultural knowledge
through old photo archive database: A case study of Lamphun Urban
Community Museum.
Bilikto Bazarov (Department of State Guard of Objects of Cultural Heritage,
Republic of Buryatia):
Archaeological resource management in the Republic of Buryatia.
Abhik Ghosh (Department of Anthropology, Panjab
University, Chandigarh,
India): The indiscretions of
individuals, the higher purpose of communities: rhetorics, politics and
cultural tourism in Himachal Pradesh,
India
Mita Chakrabarti (Senior Technical Assistant, Indian
Museum): Mask makers of Purulia
district, West Bengal, India
David Blundell (National
Chengchi University, Taiwan):
Conserving local heritage with a sense of place and time: mapping Pacific and
Southeast Asian languages
D4. THE HERITAGE CULTURE OF MAJULI
RIVER ISLAND, ASSAM
Dilip K Medhi (Gauhati
University, Guwahati, Assam)
and Richard A. Engelhardt (UNESCO)
dkbharat1@sancharnet.in; richard.a.engelhardt@gmail.com
Majuli in the midst of River
Brahmaputra is the biggest freshwater river island in the world. It is home to
the unique Neo-Vaishnavite religion and culture of India, which
was developed and propagated by the great Saint Sankardeva in the 15th
Century AD. It is a place of pilgrimage to the people of Assam and mainland India as well. Huge numbers of
overseas tourists and visitors come here annually: Richard A. Engelhardt,
former Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific, Mauro Cucarzi and
Patrizia Cucarzi, Mike Robinson and Michael Palin are some of the prominent
visitors to the Island. Today it is one of the
threatened heritages of the world. Majuli is currently under active
consideration by UNESCO for inscription on the World Heritage List.
Narayan Chandra Goswami (Sattradhikar, Natun Kamalabari
Sattra, Majuli, Assam):
The Natun Kamalabari Sattra, Majuli,
Assam
Dilip K. Medhi (Department
of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Assam): Majuli, a cultural landscape of Assam
Mousumi Sarma (Department
of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Assam): The Uttar Kamalabari Sattra of Majuli, Assam
Mousumi Sarma and Choudhury
Sudeshna (Department of
Anthropology, Gauhati University, Assam): The
Sattra culture of Majuli,
Assam
Dhritiman
Sarma (Department of Anthropology, Gauhati
University, Assam):
A study of pottery making at Dhowachalagarh, Majuli, Jorhat District, Assam