The Pain Haka burial ground on Flores: Indonesian evidence for a shared Neolithic belief system in Southeast Asia

Recent excavations at the coastal cemetery of Pain Haka on Flores have revealed evidence of burial practices similar to those documented in other parts of Southeast Asia. Chief among these is the use of pottery jars alongside other forms of container for the interment of the dead. The dating of the...

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Published inAntiquity Vol. 90; no. 354; pp. 1505 - 1521
Main Authors Galipaud, Jean-Christophe, Kinaston, Rebecca, Halcrow, Siân, Foster, Aimee, Harris, Nathaniel, Simanjuntak, Truman, Javelle, Jonathan, Buckley, Hallie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.12.2016
Subjects
Analysis
Archaeology
Beliefs
Cemeteries
Ceramics
Culture
Dating
Excavation
Funerals
Grave goods
Historic artifacts
Islands
Material culture
Mortuary practice
Neolithic
Neolithic period
Pain
Pottery
Prehistoric era
Tsunamis
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Taiwan
pottery
mortuary practice
belief system
Neolithic
Indonesia
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Summary:Recent excavations at the coastal cemetery of Pain Haka on Flores have revealed evidence of burial practices similar to those documented in other parts of Southeast Asia. Chief among these is the use of pottery jars alongside other forms of container for the interment of the dead. The dating of the site combined with the fact that this burial practice is present over such a wide geographic area suggests a widespread belief system during the Neolithic period across much of Southeast Asia.
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ISSN:0003-598X
1745-1744
DOI:10.15184/aqy.2016.185