Origins and Development of the Field of Prehistory in Burma

Aung‐Thwin, Michael

doi:10.1353/asi.2001.0002

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“…Additionally, the Neolithic cultures in the west of Shan plateau, like the Padah-lin Caves (13,000–1,700 years before present 39 ), were suggested to have similarity with their stone counterparts in their surrounding areas, including western Yunnan 40 . The late Anyathian cultures in Myanmar were proved to distribute mainly along the Ayeyarwady river valley 41 , adding further support to the notion that the early hunter-gathers had moved along the major river valleys into the interior of East Asia.…”

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Ancient inland human dispersals from Myanmar into interior East Asia since the Late Pleistocene

Wang

Tian

et al. 2015

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Given the existence of plenty of river valleys connecting Southeast and East Asia, it is possible that some inland route(s) might have been adopted by the initial settlers to migrate into the interior of East Asia. Here we analyzed mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) HVS variants of 845 newly collected individuals from 14 Myanmar populations and 5,907 published individuals from 115 populations from Myanmar and its surroundings. Enrichment of basal lineages with the highest genetic diversity in Myanmar suggests that Myanmar was likely one of the differentiation centers of the early modern humans. Intriguingly, some haplogroups were shared merely between Myanmar and southwestern China, hinting certain genetic connection between both regions. Further analyses revealed that such connection was in fact attributed to both recent gene flow and certain ancient dispersals from Myanmar to southwestern China during 25–10 kya, suggesting that, besides the coastal route, the early modern humans also adopted an inland dispersal route to populate the interior of East Asia.

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Ancient inland human dispersals from Myanmar into interior East Asia since the Late Pleistocene

Wang

Tian

et al. 2015

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“…2021) but for MSEA the alternative model is that of the indigenous development of agriculture. This alternative was indeed prevalent during the 1960s and 1970s, when claims of seventh- and fifth-millennium BC Neolithic contexts at Spirit Cave and Non Nok Tha, respectively, in northern Thailand (Gorman 1970; Solheim 1972)—and even late Pleistocene Neolithic phases at Padah-Lin cave in eastern Myanmar (Aung Thaw 1971)—led to speculation that MSEA had been a centre of plant domestication. However, MSEA research over the past 30 years strongly supports the two-layer model in the fields of material culture, linguistics, bioarchaeology, archaeobotany and aDNA studies (e.g.…”

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Late prehistoric and early historic chronology of Myanmar: a four-millennia sequence from Halin

Pryce,

Pradier,

Favereau

et al. 2024

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Myanmar is located within an important geographic corridor of prehistoric demographic and technological exchange, yet relatively few archaeological sites have been securely dated. Here, the authors present a new radiocarbon chronology for Halin, a UNESCO-listed complex in the north-central Sagaing Division of Myanmar, which contributes to the generation of nuanced regional chronologies and to improving the temporal resolution of Southeast Asia more generally. Discussion of 94 radiocarbon determinates, together with site stratigraphy and pottery traditions, provides a chronological sequence from the early third millennium BC to the early second millennium AD. Corroboration of the beginning of this sequence would place Halin as the oldest currently dated Neolithic site in Mainland Southeast Asia and would provide support for the two-layer model of Neolithic migration.

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“…83-86). Several scholars have expressed frustration with this system, as it does not neatly fit many Southeast Asia contexts, it assumes that cultural developments were in place that did not exist or have not yet been proven, and it is Eurocentric (Aung-Thwin 2001;Miksic and Goh 2017, p. 83;Paz 2017;Shoocongdej 2011;Stark 2016;Tanudirjo 1995;White 2017White , 2018. Some have shifted to using these terms but in lowercase to separate them from the assumed attributes associated with them from their use in European/Western contexts (Tayles and Oxenham 2006;White 2017).…”

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Building from the Ground Up: The Archaeology of Residential Spaces and Communities in Southeast Asia

Carter

2022

J Archaeol Res

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Despite the ethnographic importance of the Southeast Asian house and household, an explicitly Southeast Asian "household archaeology" is still in its infancy. Nevertheless, archaeologists in Southeast Asia have undertaken excavations within habitation areas and residential spaces, identifying domestic debris, the partial remains of house structures, and activity areas. As a result, archaeologists of Southeast Asia have addressed many topics of relevance to those who use a household archaeology approach, including the identification and description of houses and household activities; the domestic economy; domestic ritual; diversity and variability both within houses as related to questions of identity, specifically gender and age, and between houses, especially as related to status; and identification of supra-household communities. In this review, I consider how archaeologists have addressed these themes using examples from a diverse set of geographic locations and time periods in mainland and island Southeast Asia. I conclude with suggestions for future research directions to continue building an archaeology of residential spaces and communities in Southeast Asia.

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Origins and Development of the Field of Prehistory in Burma

Abstract: The circumstances under which the study of prehistory evolved in Burma are summarized and some of the issues, problems, and research topics are identified for future students of Burma's prehistory.

Cited by 12 publications

References 10 publications

Ancient inland human dispersals from Myanmar into interior East Asia since the Late Pleistocene

Ancient inland human dispersals from Myanmar into interior East Asia since the Late Pleistocene

Late prehistoric and early historic chronology of Myanmar: a four-millennia sequence from Halin

Building from the Ground Up: The Archaeology of Residential Spaces and Communities in Southeast Asia

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