[Talk] The Late Pleistocene-Holocene Lithic Reduction Technology of West Malaysia

via USM Center for Global Archaeological Research: A talk by Noridayu Bakry on the lithics of Peninsular Malaysia on 25 June. Registration link below.

West Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia) has recorded more than 100 prehistoric sites and the archaeological records demonstrate that the early humans arrived in this region since mid-Paleolithic. While Lenggong Valley possesses a long history of human occupation spanning the last 200,000 years, archaeological investigations in Upper Kelantan and Upper Pahang, on the other hand, have suggested that these areas were occupied by early humans throughout the Holocene period (10,000-1,500 ya). With a special focus on the lithic assemblages recovered from Kota Tampan, Gua Cha, Gua Sagu and Gua Tenggek, this presentation explores the behavioural signatures and palaeo-economy of the early humans of Malaysia through an in-depth investigation of the lithic reduction technology adopted by the Palaeolithic and Neolithic communities in Malaysia.

Source: The Late Pleistocene-Holocene Lithic Reduction Technology of West Malaysia