Field anthropology: application to burial contexts in prehistoric Southeast Asia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 547-554

  Willis, A ^a   Tayles, N ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Burial context; Field anthropology; Mortuary practice; Southeast Asia; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; BURIAL DIAGENESIS; IRON AGE; PREHISTORIC;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 57949103171     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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