Overview

Khok Charoen (Hill of Prosperity) is a neolithic burial ground in Central Thailand, excavated in the 1960s and 70s by the Thai-British Archaeological Expedition, but because of the substantial Australian contribution these excavations can rightly be called the first Australian venture into Southeast Asian archaeology. The site, dated to the latter half of the second and the beginning of the first millennium BC, consists of three cemeteries with a total of 65 burials, straddling a discontinuity caused by floods, which greatly disturbed these burials and their finds, which include 513 pots, but no bronze. The study of this pottery is the key to the understanding of the cultural and social history of the site, explaining killings and grave robberies within a divided society. The aim of this book is to present, with the help of a great number of illustrations, an overall picture of this site at the junction of Stone and Bronze.

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Author:   Helmut Loofs-Wissowa
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   1.938kg
ISBN:  

9781407315065

ISBN 10:   1407315064
Pages:   486
Publication Date:   28 February 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"List of Illustrations List of Photographs List of Maps, Diagrams and Charts List of Tables Foreword Preface Abstract Chapter 1 - Background to the Research 1.1 Introduction 1.2 History of Research 1.3 The Setting 1.4 Site History 1.5 The Excavations 1.6 Introductory Note Concerning Pottery Chapter 2 - Khok Charoen III 2.1 Topography and Excavation Method 2.2 Soils 2.3 The Human Burials Description and Discussion The KC III Finds Non-Attributable Burial Pottery Intentionally Broken Pottery Burial Phases 2.4 Ceramic Burials Single Vessels Vessel Clusters 2.5 Material Culture (funerary) Personal Adornments Shell Stone Clay Pottery Faunal Artefacts 2.6 Material Culture (domestic) Pottery Stone Bone (including fossilized bone) Other 2.7 Habitation Post-Holes Subsistence Chapter 3 - Khok Charoen IV (including Khok Charoen I) 3.1 Topography and Excavation Method 3.2 Soils 3.3 The Human Burials Description and Discussion The Finds Non-Attributable Burial Pottery Intentionally Broken Burial Pottery Burial Phases 3.4 Ceramic Burials Single Vessels Vessel Clusters 3.5 Material Culture (funerary) Personal Adornments Shell Clay Ivory Pottery Stone Bone 3.6 Material Culture (domestic) Pottery Stone Bone Other 3.7 Habitation Post-Holes Subsistence Chapter 4 - Khok Charoen III and IV Compared: Similarities and Differences 4.1 Topography and Soils 4.2 Burials 4.3 Material Culture (funerary) 4.4 Material Culture (domestic) 4.5 Habitation and Subsistence 4.6 Disturbances 4.7 Contacts Chapter 5 - The Integration of Khok Charoen II 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Khok Charoen II Compared with Khok Charoen III and IV 5.3 Burials 5.4 Material Culture (funerary) 5.5 Material Culture (domestic) 5.6 Habitation and Subsistence 5.7 Disturbances 5.8 Contacts Chapter 6 - Overall Chronology and Conclusions 6.1 Chronology Radiocarbon Dating in KC I Thermoluminescence Dating in KC II Radiocarbon Dating in KC III Thermoluminescence Dating in KC III Radiocarbon dating in KC IV Summary 6.2 Conclusions The Beginnings KC III, The Earliest Burial Ground Transition from KC III to KC IV Earliest Influences from Coastal Sites The Original KC IV The Impulse from Outside during the Later Phase of KC IV The Discontinuity Post-Discontinuity KC II: How Much Continuity Was There? The Abandonment of Settlements in Khok Charoen 6.3 Material Culture and Subsistence in Khok Charoen The Khok Charoen Community The Level of Technology of Khok Charoen Communities The Economic Basis of Khok Chaoen Communities Chapter 7 - Links with the Present, or Ethnographic Parallels 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Personal Adornments 7.3 Ceremonial Pottery 7.4 Pottery Decoration 7.5 Subsistence 7.6 Folklore 7.7 Concluding Remarks Bibliography Appendix A - Details of ""Pie Crust"" Sherds Found at the KC III Site Appendix B - Details of Shell Pieces Found at KC III and KC IV Appendix C - Khok Charoen III and IV, Stone Adzes, Adze Fragments and Rough-Outs Descriptions and Illustrations Appendix D - Khok Charoen III and IV, Grinding Stones, Whetstones and Hammerstones Descriptions and Illustrations Appendix E - Khok Charoen III and IV, Bone Artefacts and Fragments Descriptions and Illustrations Appendix F - Khok Charoen IV, Descriptions and Illustrations of Antler Tubes Appendix G - Khok Charoen III and IV, Illustrations of Stone and Clay Bracelets Appendix H - Khok Charoen IV, Artificially Rounded Sherds Distribution and Illustrations5pt;font-family:""Verdana"",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana'>"

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'Many foreign archaeologists have excavated prehistoric sites in Thailand, and too few have published a final report. It is, therefore, a rare pleasure to find that the excavations at Khok Charoen, that took place half a century ago, have now been described in this important volume.It is timely that this volume should appear in Helmut Loofs-Wissowa's ninetieth year. He is a true pioneer of Southeast Asian prehistory.' Charles Higham, Journal of the Siam Society, Vol. 106, 2018

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"Born 1927 in Halle, Germany, Dr Helmut Loofs-Wissowa was educated at Thomas School, Leipzig. After WWII and service in the French Army in Indochina as a war correspondent, he studied in Germany, France and Switzerland. He was appointed foundation Lecturer in Southeast Asian Civilisations at the Australian National University in 1961, and retired as Reader in 1992.5pt;font-family:""Verdana"",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana'>"

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