Authors: Pryce, Thomas Oliver, Kyaw, Aung Aung, Myo Min, Win, Tin Tin, Thu Thu, Khin Htwe, Mon, May Myat, Aye, Mar Mar, Htay, Su Hlaing, Mar, Aye Aye, Bellina, Bérénice, Bentley, R. Alexander, Champion, Louis, Colonna, Camille, Cook, Amanda, Favereau, Aude, Fuller, Dorian, Georjon, Cloé, Higham, Charles, Htwe, Kalayar Myat Myat, Iizuka, Yoshiyuki, Innanchai, Jitlada, Le Meur, Clémence, Peixoto, Xavier, Petchey, Peter, Pinhasi, Ron, Pradier, Baptiste, Valentin, Frédérique, Willis, Anna, Zazzo, Antoine

Venue: Antiquity

Type: Publication

Abstract: Late prehistoric archaeological research in Myanmar is in a phase of rapid expansion. Recent work by the Mission Archeologique Francaise au Myanmar aims to establish a reliable Neolithic to Iron Age culture-historical sequence, which can then be compared to surrounding regions of Southeast Asia. Excavations at Nyaung'gan and Oakaie in central Myanmar have provided 52 new AMS dates, which allow the creation of Myanmar's first reliable prehistoric radiometric chronology. They have also identified the Neolithic to Bronze Age transition in central ... (read more)

DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2018.66