Title Contextualising the neolithic occupation of Southern Vietnam : the role of ceramics and potters at An Son / Carmen Sarjeant

Published Australian National Univeristy, Acton, A.C.T. : ANU Press, [2014] ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 456 pages) : illustrations (some color) Series Terra australis ; 42 Terra Australis ; 42. Contents 1. Introduction: Unravelling the Neolithic of Southern Vietnam -- 2. Neolithic Archaeology in Southeast Asia -- 3. Methodology -- 4. The An Sơn Excavation of 2009 -- 5. An Sơn Ceramic Vessel Forms and Surface Treatments -- 6. An Sơn Ceramic Fabrics -- 7. The Degree of Standardisation in the An Sơn Ceramic Assemblage -- 8. Comparison of Neolithic Sites in Southern Vietnam -- 9. Comparison of Neolithic Sites in Southeast Asia -- 10. The Role of Potters in Establishing Identity at An Sơn -- Conclusions Summary Excavated in 2009, An Son, Long An Province, southern Vietnam has been dated to the second millennium BC, with evidence for neolithic occupation and burials. Very little is known about the neolithic period in southern Vietnam, and the routes and chronology for the appearance of cultivation, domestic animals, and ceramic and lithic technologies associated with sedentary settlements in mainland Southeast Asia are still debated. The ways in which the ceramic material culture at An Son conforms to the wider neolithic expression observed in Southeast Asia is investigated, and local and regional innovations are identified. The An Son ceramic assemblage is discussed in great detail to characterise the neolithic occupation, while considering the nature of craft production, manufacturing methods and the transference of traditions. Contextualising the neolithic in southern Vietnam is conducted through a comparative study of material culture between An Son and the sites of Bến Đò, Bình Đa, Cù Lao Rùa, Cái Vạn, Cầu Sắt, Đa Kai, Đình Ông, Lộc Giang, Rạch Lá, Rạch Núi and Suó̂i Linh, all in southern Vietnam. Another analysis is presented to contextualise An Son in the wider neolithic landscape of mainland Southeast Asia, between An Son and Ban Non Wat, early Ban Lum Khao, early Ban Chiang, early Non Nok Tha, Khok Charoen, Tha Kae, Khok Phanom Di, Nong Nor (phase 1), Samrong Sen, Laang Spean, Krek, Bàu Tró, Mán Bạc and Xóm Rè̂n. The aspects of material culture at An Son that appear to have ancestral links are considered in this research as well as local interaction spheres Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-440) Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ANU, viewed January 6, 2015) Subject Prehistoric peoples -- Vietnam, Southern Ceramics -- Vietnam, Southern -- An So'n Potters -- Vietnam, Southern -- An So'n SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology. Antiquities Ceramics Potters Prehistoric peoples SUBJECT Vietnam, Southern -- Antiquities An So'n (Vietnam) -- Antiquities Subject Southern Vietnam Form Electronic book ISBN 9781925021752 1925021750 9781925021745 1925021742

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