“…4) (Népote, 2002;Tainturier et al, 2006;Waterson, 1997;Zhou, 2007). This makes part of the living space archaeologically invisible and challenges archaeologists who study residential spaces working in Southeast Asia (see review in Carter, 2022) and elsewhere across the tropical world. The poor preservation conditions of organic remains are also a factor when studying residential spaces and associated activity areas in the tropics, as are issues with human, plant, animal, and insect bioturbation (Bâty et al, 2014;Castillo et al, 2020;Graham, 1996).…”