How people treated their dead can tell us a lot about the past
This page contains news and information about the archaeology of bones in Southeast Asia, including human skeletal remains and animal bones, and also how these bones were found in burials. Burial contexts can vary through time: in burial jars, tombs and cemeteries, and also in war graves.
To cite this page: Tan, Noel Hidalgo (2021, Updated 6 April 2022) Bones and Burials. Southeast Asian Archaeology. Available at: https://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/bones/
Recommended Books
There are a few books relevant to bones and burials in Southeast Asia. The list below is my personal recommendation based on what I have in my library or have read, and are easily available. These are affiliate links and I may receive a commission if you click on them and make a purchase. But also remember there are some local-language publications that are not available in the internet. For other sources of reliable academic information, you should also check out the books page for latest releases and the occassional free book, as well as the journals page for the latest scientific research.
Last update on 2022-05-23 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API
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[Paper] Last appearance of Homo erectus at Ngandong, Java, 117,000–108,000 years ago
via Nature, 18 December 2019: New paper in Nature by Rizal et al. on Homo erectus in Southeast Asia -...
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