Announcing three more reviews of the metals monograph October 13, 2021 974 0 Reviews by David Warburton, David Welch, and Bryan Pfaffenberger David Warburton, a specialist in Near Eastern archaeology, has published a review in Antiquity 93(371): 1399-1401, 2019 He writes that “This volume is exceptional as the theses advanced are critically examined, logically presented and evidence driven.” p. 1400. David J. Welch, , a specialist in Thai archaeology y,
Cyler Conrad et al.’s new analysis of Chet Gorman’s excavation finds October 13, 2021 920 0 An example of creative use of legacy collections is Conrad et al.’s Antiquity open access article “Re-evaluating Pleistocene–Holocene occupation of cave sites in north-west Thailand: new radiocarbon and luminescence dating” https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2021.44 . Site sequences of Spirit Cave, Steep Cliff Cave, and Banyan Valley Cave excavated by Chester Gorman in the 1960s and 1970s are re-evaluated
Major article published in Archaeological Research in Asia! September 8, 2021 864 0 In September 2021, Joyce and Elizabeth Hamilton published an article entitled “The metal age of Thailand and Ricardo’s Law of Comparative Advantage” in the journal Archaeological Research in Asia. In it, they argue that, contrary to established theory in Southeast Asia that ties the appearance of copper-base technology to the appearance of elites and top-down
Joyce White Is Given Friend of Thai Science Award July 28, 2021 1074 0 Every year, the Office of Science and Technology of the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C. selects two recipients for their Friend of Thai Science award. Recipients are selected based on their contributions in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields that “benefit Thailand and humanity for the morale and encouragement of such people.” For
Green Sahara article published! July 28, 2021 859 0 On August 21, 2020, Michael Griffiths et al., including Joyce White, published an article in Nature Communications journal “End of Green Sahara amplified mid- to late Holocene megadroughts in mainland Southeast Asia.” The article reports the existence of a 1,000-year long drought in Southeast Asia that began about 5,000 years ago, around the same time
Penn Today Q&A with Joyce White July 28, 2021 768 0 Penn Today publishes articles featuring research updates and other accomplishments from faculty, staff, and students. On August 21, 2020 the news hub published a feature of Joyce White and her colleagues’ article about the Southeast Asian megadrought, published in Nature Communications journal. The piece includes a Q&A with Joyce White where she discussed more research
Announcing reviews by Allard, Linduff, and Van Esterik July 28, 2021 953 0 We are excited to share that additional reviews have been published of the Ban Chiang Metals Monograph Suite! Francis Allard, a specialist in East Asian archaeology, has published a review in Asian Archaeology (vol. 4 no. 1). He writes that the suite “is well suited to students interested in the prehistory of the region, the
Chapter 6 of Volume 2C Now Available December 14, 2020 1425 0 A 3-5 year old child burial was inserted into the burial of a middle aged male. The child wore numerous iron and bronze bracelets.
Chapter 5 of Volume 2C Now Available December 13, 2020 1237 0 Image: Snapshot of regional sequence for northeast and central Thailand. Here is a copy of Chapter 5: “A Regional Synthesis of Early Metal Technological Systems in Prehistoric Northeast and Central Thailand” by Joyce White and Elizabeth Hamilton, published in the Ban Chiang archaeometallurgy monograph volume 2C.
Chapter 4 of Volume 2C Now Available December 8, 2020 1188 0 Image: a map of metal age sites discussed in Chapter 4. Here is a copy of Chapter 4: “The Archaeometallurgy of Prehistoric Northern Northeast Thailand in Regional Context” by Elizabeth Hamilton and Joyce White, published in the Ban Chiang archaeometallurgy monograph volume 2C.
Chapter 3 of Volume 2C Now Available December 4, 2020 1080 0 Here is a copy of Chapter 3: “Lead Isotope Characterization and Provenance of Copper-base Artifacts from Ban Chiang and Don Klang” by T. O. Pryce, published in the Ban Chiang archaeometallurgy monograph volume 2C.
Chapter 2 of Volume 2C Now Available November 30, 2020 1133 0 Here is a copy of Chapter 2: “Prehistoric Copper Mining and Smelting in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Thailand and Laos” by Vincent Pigott, published in the Ban Chiang archaeometallurgy monograph volume 2C.
