Budanova L. Platres: A Royal Resort
Editors: Lewis, Helen, Bodina, Olga. English edition: 79 pag... more Budanova L. Platres: A Royal Resort Editors: Lewis, Helen, Bodina, Olga. English edition: 79 pages. Mikrokyklos Books, Limassol, Cyprus 20 Aug 2021 (Edited Book)
EurASEAA14 Volume II: Material Culture and Heritage Papers from the Fourteenth International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, 2020
EurASEAA14: Material Culture and Heritage is the second of two volumes comprising papers original... more EurASEAA14: Material Culture and Heritage is the second of two volumes comprising papers originally presented at the EurASEAA14 (European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists) conference in 2012, updated for publication. The aim of the EurASEAA is to facilitate communication between different disciplines, to present current work in the field, and to stimulate future research. This international initiative aims to foster international scholarly cooperation in the field of Southeast Asian archaeology, art history and philology.
This volume focuses substantially on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and heritage, material culture, environmental archaeology, osteoarchaeology, historic and prehistoric archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and long-distance contact, trade and exchange.
EurASEAA14 Volume I: Ancient and Living Traditions Papers from the Fourteenth International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, 2020
EurASEAA14: Ancient and Living Traditions is the first of two volumes comprising papers originall... more EurASEAA14: Ancient and Living Traditions is the first of two volumes comprising papers originally presented at the EurASEAA14 (European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists) conference in 2012, updated for publication. The aim of the EurASEAA is to facilitate communication between different disciplines, to present current work in the field, and to stimulate future research. This international initiative aims to foster international scholarly cooperation in the field of Southeast Asian archaeology, art history and philology.
This volume focuses substantially on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and art history, epigraphy, philology, historic archaeology, ethnography, ethnoarchaeology, ethnomusicology, materials studies, and long-distance trade and exchange.
The boundary between this chapter and the previous one is set by the sudden mudflow of wet guano ... more The boundary between this chapter and the previous one is set by the sudden mudflow of wet guano and its rapid reworking, Lithofacies 3 and 3R (the \u27pink and white silts\u27 defined in Chapter 3), which engulfed much of the archaeological zone of the West Mouth, partially covering the interbedded Lithofacies 2 and 2C and the human-occupation record contained within them, including the Deep Skull. The most important lithofacies for determining the history of this period of time is Lithofacies 4, the \u27brown silts with anthropogenic deposits\u27 immediately overlying Lithofacies 3 and 3R. The oldest radiocarbon dates from Lithofacies 4 are from charcoal in the Harrisson Excavation Archive, originally obtained at 60-66 inches depth in Trench Y /E3, of 35,890±250 bp or 40,489-41,613 cal. BP (OxA-15163), and from charcoal we obtained from the pit-infill deposits overlying Lithofacies 3 in Section 2.1 (Fig. 3.29), of 33,790±330 bp or 37,431-39,550 cal. BP (OxA-11302) and 29,070±220 bp or 33,121-34,518 cal. BP (OxA-11303). The boundary between this chapter and the next is the global transition to the Holocene, the modern climatic era, now dated in Greenland ice cores to 11,702 calendar years before the year 2000 (Rasmussen et al. 2006) but for convenience here rounded to c. 11,500 cal. BP. Lithofacies 4 continued to accumulate into the Early Holocene (Chapter 3)
School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia ARC C... more School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (Associate Investigator), College of Arts, Society, and Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia Scarp Archaeology Pty Ltd, Terry Hills, New South Wales, Australia Department of Archaeology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
EurASEAA14 Volume II: Material Culture and Heritage, 2020
The Fourteenth International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeolog... more The Fourteenth International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists (EurASEAA14) was held in Dublin from September 18-21, 2012, hosted by University College Dublin School of Archaeology. The conference took place at Dublin Castle Conference Centre and the Chester Beatty Library, in the heart of the capital, bringing together archaeologists, art historians, ethnographers and philologists who share a common interest in the past of Southeast Asia. The aim of EurASEAA is to facilitate communication between different disciplines, to present current work in the field, and to stimulate future research. This international initiative aims to foster international scholarly cooperation in the field of Southeast Asian archaeology, art history and philology.Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social SciencesWenner-Gren Foundatio
First SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology, Chonburi, Thailand, 7... more First SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology, Chonburi, Thailand, 7-10 May 2013
Floristic zonation of tree communities on wet tropical mountains revisited. Perspectives in Plant... more Floristic zonation of tree communities on wet tropical mountains revisited. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 6(1-2), 87-104.
4 Introduction and previous investigations 5 Aims of the new investigations 6 East Mouth excavati... more 4 Introduction and previous investigations 5 Aims of the new investigations 6 East Mouth excavations 2005 8 Preliminary observations on the East Mouth cemetery 17 sequence and human remains The cemetery, West Mouth excavations and notes on the early 22
HA Lewis, KR Johnson, W Ronquillo
Preliminary study of a thick speleothem layer at Tabon Cave... more HA Lewis, KR Johnson, W Ronquillo
Preliminary study of a thick speleothem layer at Tabon Cave, Palawan, demonstrates the potential such layers hold for dating and for interpretation of local and regional climatic asriations during archaeological periods. A layer of gypsum speleothem, previously suggested to be travertine, has produced uranium series dates correlating
with bracketing radiocarbon dates on charcoal, confirming an increase in moisture around the time of the Last Glacial Maximum. Dating and study of additional speleothems in Tabon and other caves in lsland Southeast Asia is recommended as an approach with great potential for archaeological studies and for reconstructing regional climate history in the Pleistocene and Holocene.
This report details the third phase of research of the Boyne Valley Landscape Project which has s... more This report details the third phase of research of the Boyne Valley Landscape Project which has seen Irish National Strategic Archaeological Research (INSTAR) funding from 2008 to 2010. The overarching aims of the project are to produce an integrated, comprehensive landscape archaeological model of the evolution of the Boyne catchment, and so develop an environmentally-contextualised understanding of a key part of Ireland's archaeological heritage.
Features many short, separately authored reports which provide an outline of fieldwork undertaken... more Features many short, separately authored reports which provide an outline of fieldwork undertaken in the county during the year. Reports are listed alphabetically by site name.
Lara, M., Lewis, H., Paz, V. and Ronquillo, W. 2015. In Oxenham, M. & Buckley, H. (eds.) ... more Lara, M., Lewis, H., Paz, V. and Ronquillo, W. 2015. In Oxenham, M. & Buckley, H. (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Bioarchaeology in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, pp. 339-359. London: Routledge
A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil, 1999–2002, 2015
Chapter 9 in: A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil,... more Chapter 9 in: A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil, 1999–2002 by Julian Thomas
Lewis, H. (2015) 'Soil micromorphology of post-hole fills from Dunragit' In: Thomas, J (eds).A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil, 1999-2002. Oxford: Oxbow Books. , pp.132-139
Budanova L. Platres: A Royal Resort
Editors: Lewis, Helen, Bodina, Olga. English edition: 79 pag... more Budanova L. Platres: A Royal Resort Editors: Lewis, Helen, Bodina, Olga. English edition: 79 pages. Mikrokyklos Books, Limassol, Cyprus 20 Aug 2021 (Edited Book)
EurASEAA14 Volume II: Material Culture and Heritage Papers from the Fourteenth International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, 2020
EurASEAA14: Material Culture and Heritage is the second of two volumes comprising papers original... more EurASEAA14: Material Culture and Heritage is the second of two volumes comprising papers originally presented at the EurASEAA14 (European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists) conference in 2012, updated for publication. The aim of the EurASEAA is to facilitate communication between different disciplines, to present current work in the field, and to stimulate future research. This international initiative aims to foster international scholarly cooperation in the field of Southeast Asian archaeology, art history and philology.
This volume focuses substantially on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and heritage, material culture, environmental archaeology, osteoarchaeology, historic and prehistoric archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and long-distance contact, trade and exchange.
EurASEAA14 Volume I: Ancient and Living Traditions Papers from the Fourteenth International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, 2020
EurASEAA14: Ancient and Living Traditions is the first of two volumes comprising papers originall... more EurASEAA14: Ancient and Living Traditions is the first of two volumes comprising papers originally presented at the EurASEAA14 (European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists) conference in 2012, updated for publication. The aim of the EurASEAA is to facilitate communication between different disciplines, to present current work in the field, and to stimulate future research. This international initiative aims to foster international scholarly cooperation in the field of Southeast Asian archaeology, art history and philology.
This volume focuses substantially on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and art history, epigraphy, philology, historic archaeology, ethnography, ethnoarchaeology, ethnomusicology, materials studies, and long-distance trade and exchange.
The boundary between this chapter and the previous one is set by the sudden mudflow of wet guano ... more The boundary between this chapter and the previous one is set by the sudden mudflow of wet guano and its rapid reworking, Lithofacies 3 and 3R (the \u27pink and white silts\u27 defined in Chapter 3), which engulfed much of the archaeological zone of the West Mouth, partially covering the interbedded Lithofacies 2 and 2C and the human-occupation record contained within them, including the Deep Skull. The most important lithofacies for determining the history of this period of time is Lithofacies 4, the \u27brown silts with anthropogenic deposits\u27 immediately overlying Lithofacies 3 and 3R. The oldest radiocarbon dates from Lithofacies 4 are from charcoal in the Harrisson Excavation Archive, originally obtained at 60-66 inches depth in Trench Y /E3, of 35,890±250 bp or 40,489-41,613 cal. BP (OxA-15163), and from charcoal we obtained from the pit-infill deposits overlying Lithofacies 3 in Section 2.1 (Fig. 3.29), of 33,790±330 bp or 37,431-39,550 cal. BP (OxA-11302) and 29,070±220 bp or 33,121-34,518 cal. BP (OxA-11303). The boundary between this chapter and the next is the global transition to the Holocene, the modern climatic era, now dated in Greenland ice cores to 11,702 calendar years before the year 2000 (Rasmussen et al. 2006) but for convenience here rounded to c. 11,500 cal. BP. Lithofacies 4 continued to accumulate into the Early Holocene (Chapter 3)
School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia ARC C... more School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (Associate Investigator), College of Arts, Society, and Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia Scarp Archaeology Pty Ltd, Terry Hills, New South Wales, Australia Department of Archaeology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
EurASEAA14 Volume II: Material Culture and Heritage, 2020
The Fourteenth International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeolog... more The Fourteenth International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists (EurASEAA14) was held in Dublin from September 18-21, 2012, hosted by University College Dublin School of Archaeology. The conference took place at Dublin Castle Conference Centre and the Chester Beatty Library, in the heart of the capital, bringing together archaeologists, art historians, ethnographers and philologists who share a common interest in the past of Southeast Asia. The aim of EurASEAA is to facilitate communication between different disciplines, to present current work in the field, and to stimulate future research. This international initiative aims to foster international scholarly cooperation in the field of Southeast Asian archaeology, art history and philology.Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social SciencesWenner-Gren Foundatio
First SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology, Chonburi, Thailand, 7... more First SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology, Chonburi, Thailand, 7-10 May 2013
Floristic zonation of tree communities on wet tropical mountains revisited. Perspectives in Plant... more Floristic zonation of tree communities on wet tropical mountains revisited. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 6(1-2), 87-104.
4 Introduction and previous investigations 5 Aims of the new investigations 6 East Mouth excavati... more 4 Introduction and previous investigations 5 Aims of the new investigations 6 East Mouth excavations 2005 8 Preliminary observations on the East Mouth cemetery 17 sequence and human remains The cemetery, West Mouth excavations and notes on the early 22
HA Lewis, KR Johnson, W Ronquillo
Preliminary study of a thick speleothem layer at Tabon Cave... more HA Lewis, KR Johnson, W Ronquillo
Preliminary study of a thick speleothem layer at Tabon Cave, Palawan, demonstrates the potential such layers hold for dating and for interpretation of local and regional climatic asriations during archaeological periods. A layer of gypsum speleothem, previously suggested to be travertine, has produced uranium series dates correlating
with bracketing radiocarbon dates on charcoal, confirming an increase in moisture around the time of the Last Glacial Maximum. Dating and study of additional speleothems in Tabon and other caves in lsland Southeast Asia is recommended as an approach with great potential for archaeological studies and for reconstructing regional climate history in the Pleistocene and Holocene.
This report details the third phase of research of the Boyne Valley Landscape Project which has s... more This report details the third phase of research of the Boyne Valley Landscape Project which has seen Irish National Strategic Archaeological Research (INSTAR) funding from 2008 to 2010. The overarching aims of the project are to produce an integrated, comprehensive landscape archaeological model of the evolution of the Boyne catchment, and so develop an environmentally-contextualised understanding of a key part of Ireland's archaeological heritage.
Features many short, separately authored reports which provide an outline of fieldwork undertaken... more Features many short, separately authored reports which provide an outline of fieldwork undertaken in the county during the year. Reports are listed alphabetically by site name.
Lara, M., Lewis, H., Paz, V. and Ronquillo, W. 2015. In Oxenham, M. & Buckley, H. (eds.) ... more Lara, M., Lewis, H., Paz, V. and Ronquillo, W. 2015. In Oxenham, M. & Buckley, H. (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Bioarchaeology in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, pp. 339-359. London: Routledge
A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil, 1999–2002, 2015
Chapter 9 in: A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil,... more Chapter 9 in: A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil, 1999–2002 by Julian Thomas
Lewis, H. (2015) 'Soil micromorphology of post-hole fills from Dunragit' In: Thomas, J (eds).A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil, 1999-2002. Oxford: Oxbow Books. , pp.132-139
This volume presents a series of experimental investigations designed to explore the identificati... more This volume presents a series of experimental investigations designed to explore the identification and characterisation of ancient arable farming through a feature-based morphology approach, and to assess previous work regarding the ability of soil micromorphological approaches to identify ancient tilled soils on the basis of profile and horizon characteristics. Regarding ancient tillage, there are two major types of indicators which should be examined micromorphologically: profile or horizon characteristics associated with the impact of cultivation on the soil, and the characteristics of macroscopic tillage features themselves. This volume discusses experimental study of both of these aspects, in comparison to archaeological remains, and presents a feature morphology-based approach to the study of ancient arable land use.
Seven charred wood fragments from the archaeological site of Ille in El Nido, Palawan were identi... more Seven charred wood fragments from the archaeological site of Ille in El Nido, Palawan were identified as an undetermined monocot and representatives of the families Caesalpiniaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, and Araucariaceae/Podocarpaceae. Though very few pieces were determined, the results gave a glimpse of the types of woody plants most likely present in the vicinity of Ille, 14,000 to around 4,000 years ago. This report also aims to provide taxonomic identification based on the available literature to serve as baseline information for future use.
Geoarchaeological study in the 2006 season was limited, although certain interesting deposits wer... more Geoarchaeological study in the 2006 season was limited, although certain interesting deposits were examined and sampled for future investigation in comparison to previously sampled deposits.
The tiger Panthera tigris (L.) has a fragmented modern biogeographic range, much contracted by re... more The tiger Panthera tigris (L.) has a fragmented modern biogeographic range, much contracted by recent extinctions, covering continental Asia from India, Nepal and Bhutan east through China and south to Peninsular Malaysia and the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. In Southeast Asia, the historic range of tiger included Java and Bali, and archaeozoological research has shown that it was also present on Borneo in the terminal Pleistocene and Holocene, possibly until fairly recently. Here we report on the first evidence of the former presence of tiger on the southwestern Philippine island of Palawan. This new record confirms that the tiger was once distributed throughout the Sundaic biogeographic region and all the large islands of Southeast Asia west of Wallace's Line of Huxley. The disappearance of the tiger from Palawan probably resulted from climatic and palaeogeographic changes at the end of the last glaciation as the landmass greatly decreased and open woodland environments were replaced by closed tropical rainforests. Reduction in prey availability could also have played a role, as local deer populations diminished and eventually disappeared.
Victor Paz, Wilfredo Ronquillo, Helen Lewis, Peter Lape, Emil Robles, Vito Hernandez, Noel Amano,... more Victor Paz, Wilfredo Ronquillo, Helen Lewis, Peter Lape, Emil Robles, Vito Hernandez, Noel Amano, Mindy Ceron, Deo Cuerdo, and Wilhelm Solheim With contributions from Alfred Pawlik, Yvette Balbaligo, David McGahan, Joseph Foronda
Palawan Island Palaeohistory Research Project. Report on the 2017 Season
5 May 2019University of ... more Palawan Island Palaeohistory Research Project. Report on the 2017 Season 5 May 2019University of the Philippines Archaeological Studies Program Co-authorsPaz V, Lewis H, Carlos J, Lara M, De Castro L, Claravall F, Matthews D, Mespin I, Xhauflair H, Cosalan A, Pineda A, Manipon D
Paz V, Lewis H, Carlos J, Lara M, Cosalan A, De Castro L, Claravall F, Favereau A, Ramos J, Basil... more Paz V, Lewis H, Carlos J, Lara M, Cosalan A, De Castro L, Claravall F, Favereau A, Ramos J, Basilla P, Eusebio M, Vitales T, Piper P, Pawlik A
... Sebastian Andrews, Susan Bedford, Paul Binns, Katie Burne, Lizzie Carlton, Chris Casswell, Ra... more ... Sebastian Andrews, Susan Bedford, Paul Binns, Katie Burne, Lizzie Carlton, Chris Casswell, Ralph Collard, Jess Davidson, Paul Flintoft, Jeffrey ... The students from Manchester were: Ann Hook, Alexander Beben, Zoë Rozar, Richard Elliot, Seamus Farren, Gemma O'Dwyer, Kate ...
Samples were transported by hand to the McBurney Laboratory, Department of Archaeology, Universit... more Samples were transported by hand to the McBurney Laboratory, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, where they were air dried for 6 weeks and then impregnated with crystic resin, dried and hardened following the procedures outlined in Murphy (1986). Thin sections were produced by Julie Miller. Microscopic descriptions followed the outline of Bullock et al. (1989), under plane polarised (PPL), cross polarised (XPL) and reflected (RL) light at the McBurney Laboratory and at the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and Art History, University of Oxford.
The 2004 excavation season The 2004 excavations had five main goals: 1) further investigating the... more The 2004 excavation season The 2004 excavations had five main goals: 1) further investigating the large circular structure1 which involved extending existing trenches, as well as opening a significant area running from the wall and bank into the centre of the feature [trenches 1, ...
Seven thin section samples from two soil and sediment profiles were assessed through soil micromo... more Seven thin section samples from two soil and sediment profiles were assessed through soil micromorphology for information on site formation, landscape history and prehistoric land use practices from Site A at the Buckinghamshire/Bedfordshire border along the route of the A4146 Stoke Hammond and Linslade Western Bypass, for Network Archaeology. These comprised a full representative modern soil profile including a potential old land surface (buried soil context 12583), and a ring-ditch gully (contexts 12586-7) cutting into this ancient horizon. The modern soil profile is an argillic brown earth (weakly developed) on clay associated with till and glacial outwash deposits. The buried soil horizon, while relatively similar to the overlying lower A or A/B horizon, is leached and contains frequent iron nodules <1cm in size, which are seen microscopically to comprise charcoal and bone fragments surrounded by highly oxidised iron-rich clay. These appear to be aggregates related to burning contexts, and are proposed to represent hearth or furnace rake-out deposits. These nodules are also found in the ring-ditch gully fill, which is almost indistinguishable from the buried soil underneath it, suggesting that the gully was backfilled or filled in with the same soil material. The break up into fine aggregates and distribution of these burning materials in the buried soil probably occurred through processes like tillage and/or amendment when layer 12583 was an upper horizon. The horizon itself, while containing charcoal, does not show signs of burning, and the 'rake-out' inclusions presumably represent significant burning activities carried out nearby. It was unclear from the inclusions whether this burning relates to industrial or domestic activities. A further monolith from ditch fills was examined macroscopically (contexts 12598-12561). The ditch fills show stages of waterlogging and subsequent oxidation related to rooting; the fills are waterlain, primarily clay, with occasional rounded gravels in some layers. Because no thin sections were made, it is not possible to assess whether or not the ditch fills also contain the charcoal and clay nodules mentioned.
Palawan. The research team would like to thank the good people of Barangay New Ibajay for their h... more Palawan. The research team would like to thank the good people of Barangay New Ibajay for their hospitality and for continuing to welcome us in their community. Our thanks are especially due to the family of Mrs. Herminia Libudan, the Finez Family, the Dangan family, and the Dellosa family. We would like to acknowledge the help this season of Meia Gabuat of the PCSD El Nido, and Sonny B. Arangat of NAMRIA El Nido for successfully helping stop the clandestine treasure hunting operation at the foot of the main Makangit karst tower in the Dewil Valley, which was taking place at the start of the season. Our continuing thanks to Arvin Acosta of the El Nido Tourism Office and Bong Acosta of the El Nido Planning and Development Office. Our continuing gratitude goes to Cely and Danny Dangan, as well as their family and their staff at Laly and Abet. They have consistently supported archaeological research at El Nido since 1998. The research team would also like to acknowledge its mother-unit, the UP-Archaeological Studies Program, especially the administrative staff; Aida Tiama, Digna Jacar, Tess Lubang, Arcadio Pagulayan and Ramil Mainot. We acknowledge the support of Mr. Mark Molina starting this season, and we are ever indebted to the consistent support of Mr. Anthony Ferrer, who has opened many opportunities for the project to expand in the last six years.
Victor Paz, Helen Lewis, Wilfredo Ronquillo, Jane Carlos, Janine Ochoa, Myra Lara, Vito Hernandez... more Victor Paz, Helen Lewis, Wilfredo Ronquillo, Jane Carlos, Janine Ochoa, Myra Lara, Vito Hernandez, Deo Cuerdo, Mark Mabanag, Emil Robles, Rebecca Crozier, Shawn O’Donnell and Wilhelm Solhiem II. With contribution from James Feathers
Victor Paz, Wilfredo Ronquillo, Helen Lewis, Emil Robles, Vito Hernandez, Jane Carlos, Andrea Mal... more Victor Paz, Wilfredo Ronquillo, Helen Lewis, Emil Robles, Vito Hernandez, Jane Carlos, Andrea Malaya Ragragio, Myra Lara, Noel Amano, Shawn O’Donnell, Caterine Manalo, Michael Herera, Janine Ochoa, Darko Stojanovski, Wilhelm Solheim II
Victor Paz, Wilfredo Ronquillo, Helen Lewis, Peter Lape, Emil Robles, Vito Hernandez, Noel Amano,... more Victor Paz, Wilfredo Ronquillo, Helen Lewis, Peter Lape, Emil Robles, Vito Hernandez, Noel Amano, Mindy Ceron, Deo Cuerdo, and Wilhelm Solheim With contributions from Alfred Pawlik, Yvette Balbaligo, David McGahan, Joseph Foronda
In the 2010 excavation season the area opened for excavation and geoarchaeological assessment was... more In the 2010 excavation season the area opened for excavation and geoarchaeological assessment was much the same as in 2008, exposing a large area of a longhouse discovered previously, and a later additional house added on to it. Of particular interest in this season was an identified metalworking area located outside of and adjacent to the later addition; this was the area that included context [2202], a mixed black and red deposit with frequent finds of metal slag (mainly iron), shell and animal bone. This area of the site had been sampled in 2008 for soil micromorphological study; in particular, exposed profiles containing multiple interpreted floor layers of clay and silt, with probable wood ash inclusions, had been sampled using kubiena tins. These layers were described again in greater detail in 2010, and further exposures of them and their distribution in relation to other features and structures were assessed. A plan for additional sampling for geochemical study of use-of-space in the various structural areas was also established.
Victor Paz, Wilfredo Ronquillo, Helen Lewis, Jane Carlos, Vito Hernandez, Emil Robles, Yvette Bal... more Victor Paz, Wilfredo Ronquillo, Helen Lewis, Jane Carlos, Vito Hernandez, Emil Robles, Yvette Balbaligo, Janine Ochoa, Myra Lara, Aya Ragragio, Alice Leplongeon and Wilhelm Solheim
Victor Paz, Wilfredo Ronquillo, Helen Lewis, Philip Piper, Jane Carlos, Emil Robles, Vito Hernand... more Victor Paz, Wilfredo Ronquillo, Helen Lewis, Philip Piper, Jane Carlos, Emil Robles, Vito Hernandez, Taj Vitales, Janine Ochoa, Tara Reyes and Hermine Xhauflair
This report details the third phase of research of the Boyne Valley Landscape Project which has s... more This report details the third phase of research of the Boyne Valley Landscape Project which has seen Irish National Strategic Archaeological Research (INSTAR) funding from 2008 to 2010. The overarching aims of the project are to produce an integrated, comprehensive landscape archaeological model of the evolution of the Boyne catchment, and so develop an environmentally-contextualised understanding of a key part of Ireland's archaeological heritage.
Paper presentation at the workshop entitled: European Roundtable on Southeast Asian Archaeology: ... more Paper presentation at the workshop entitled: European Roundtable on Southeast Asian Archaeology: Current Research and Perspectives, July 8-9 2024, Institut National d'Historie de l'Art, Salle Jullian, Paris.
Lewis, H., Carden, R. and Jennings, R. 2022. Looking for the Irish Palaeolithic: new research pr... more Lewis, H., Carden, R. and Jennings, R. 2022. Looking for the Irish Palaeolithic: new research projects on old animal bones and cave sediments. Presentation at UCD School of Archaeology Research Day 2022
Society of American Archaeologists 86th Annual Meeting, 2021
White J, Bouasisengpaseuth B, Lewis H, Griffiths M, Johnson K
Middle Mekong Archaeological Projec... more White J, Bouasisengpaseuth B, Lewis H, Griffiths M, Johnson K Middle Mekong Archaeological Project: Overview and New Data 17 Apr 2021, presented at Society of American Archaeologists 86th Annual Meeting
During the Last Glacial Period (LGP), reduced global sea level exposed the continental shelf sout... more During the Last Glacial Period (LGP), reduced global sea level exposed the continental shelf south of Thailand to Sumatra, Java, and Borneo to form the contiguous continent of Sundaland. However, the type and extent of vegetation that existed on much of this exposed landmass during the LGP remains speculative. Extensive bird and bat guano deposits in caves throughout this region span beyond 40,000 yr BP, and contain a wealth of untapped stratigraphic palaeoenvironmental information. Stable carbon isotope ratios of ...
nspired Geoarchaeologies: Past Landscapes and Social Change. Essays in Honour of Professor Charles A.I. French, 2022
Lewis, H., Sulas, F. and Arroyo-Kalin, M. 2022. A biographical sketch of Charly French, geoarcha... more Lewis, H., Sulas, F. and Arroyo-Kalin, M. 2022. A biographical sketch of Charly French, geoarchaeologist. In Sulas, F., Lewis, H. and Arroyo-Kalin, M. (eds) Inspired Geoarchaeologies: Past Landscapes and Social Change. Essays in Honour of Professor Charles A.I. French, pp. 5-26. Cambridge: McDonald Institute.
nspired Geoarchaeologies: Past Landscapes and Social Change. Essays in Honour of Professor Charles A.I. French, 2022
Sulas, F., Lewis, H. and Arroyo-Kalin, M. 2022. Introduction. In Sulas, F., Lewis, H. and Arroyo-... more Sulas, F., Lewis, H. and Arroyo-Kalin, M. 2022. Introduction. In Sulas, F., Lewis, H. and Arroyo-Kalin, M. (eds) Inspired Geoarchaeologies: Past Landscapes and Social Change. Essays in Honour of Professor Charles A.I. French, pp 1-4. Cambridge: McDonald Institute
Inspired Geoarchaeologies: Past Landscapes and Social Change. Essays in Honour of Professor Charles A.I. French, 2022
Lewis, H. and Hart, A.-M. 2022. Three wettings and a funeral: monument construction, land use his... more Lewis, H. and Hart, A.-M. 2022. Three wettings and a funeral: monument construction, land use history, and preservation at Skelhøj and Tobøl I round barrows, Denmark. In Sulas, F., Lewis, H. and Arroyo-Kalin, M. (eds) Inspired Geoarchaeologies: Past Landscapes and Social Change. Essays in Honour of Professor Charles A.I. French. : Sulas F: Lewis H: Arroyo-Kalin M. 219-234 + appendix. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge
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S. Davis, with contributions by H. Lewis, J. Turner, G. Foster, L. O'Donnell, B. Collins, M. McCl... more S. Davis, with contributions by H. Lewis, J. Turner, G. Foster, L. O'Donnell, B. Collins, M. McClatchie, M.J. Allen & F. McCormick
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A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil,... more In press in
A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil, 1999–2002 by Julian Thomas
In: Barker, G (eds). Rainforest Foraging and Farming in Island Southeast Asia: The Archaeology of the Niah Caves, Sarawak. Volume 1, 173-216, 2013
The cathedral-like Niah Caves of Sarawak (Borneo) have iconic status in the archaeology of Southe... more The cathedral-like Niah Caves of Sarawak (Borneo) have iconic status in the archaeology of Southeast Asia, because the excavations by Tom and Barbara Harrisson in the 1950s and 1960s revealed the longest sequence of human occupation in the region, from (we now know) 50,000 years ago to the recent past. This book is the first of two volumes describing the results of new work in the caves by a multi-disciplinary team of archaeologists and geographers aimed at clarifying the many questions raised by the earlier work. This first volume is a closely integrated account of how the old and new work combines to provide profound new insights into the prehistory of the region: the strategies developed by our species to live in rainforest from the time of first arrival; how rainforest foragers engaged in forms of ‘vegeculture’ thousands of years before rice farming; and how rice farming represented profound transformations in the social (and spiritual?) lives of rainforest dwellers far more than being the dietary staple that it is today.
In: Barker, G (eds). Rainforest Foraging and Farming in Island Southeast Asia: The Archaeology of the Niah Caves, Sarawak. Volume 1, 255-298., Dec 2013
The cathedral-like Niah Caves of Sarawak (Borneo) have iconic status in the archaeology of Southe... more The cathedral-like Niah Caves of Sarawak (Borneo) have iconic status in the archaeology of Southeast Asia, because the excavations by Tom and Barbara Harrisson in the 1950s and 1960s revealed the longest sequence of human occupation in the region, from (we now know) 50,000 years ago to the recent past. This book is the first of two volumes describing the results of new work in the caves by a multi-disciplinary team of archaeologists and geographers aimed at clarifying the many questions raised by the earlier work. This first volume is a closely integrated account of how the old and new work combines to provide profound new insights into the prehistory of the region: the strategies developed by our species to live in rainforest from the time of first arrival; how rainforest foragers engaged in forms of ‘vegeculture’ thousands of years before rice farming; and how rice farming represented profound transformations in the social (and spiritual?) lives of rainforest dwellers far more than being the dietary staple that it is today.
In: Barker, G (eds). Rainforest Foraging and Farming in Island Southeast Asia: The Archaeology of the Niah Caves, Sarawak. Volume 1, 71-134., 2013
The cathedral-like Niah Caves of Sarawak (Borneo) have iconic status in the archaeology of Southe... more The cathedral-like Niah Caves of Sarawak (Borneo) have iconic status in the archaeology of Southeast Asia, because the excavations by Tom and Barbara Harrisson in the 1950s and 1960s revealed the longest sequence of human occupation in the region, from (we now know) 50,000 years ago to the recent past. This book is the first of two volumes describing the results of new work in the caves by a multi-disciplinary team of archaeologists and geographers aimed at clarifying the many questions raised by the earlier work. This first volume is a closely integrated account of how the old and new work combines to provide profound new insights into the prehistory of the region: the strategies developed by our species to live in rainforest from the time of first arrival; how rainforest foragers engaged in forms of ‘vegeculture’ thousands of years before rice farming; and how rice farming represented profound transformations in the social (and spiritual?) lives of rainforest dwellers far more than being the dietary staple that it is today.
Proceedings of the Society of Phillipine Archaeologists, 2023
Proceedings of the Society of Phillipine Archaeologists12:26-54
In this article we reflect on ho... more Proceedings of the Society of Phillipine Archaeologists12:26-54
In this article we reflect on how the Palawan Island Palaeohistory Research Project has been working with local communities in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines over two decades on sustainable eco- and heritage tourism, expanding out from and incorporating our archaeological research-driven projects into community heritage, local education and outreach, training, and economic and social support. Using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a foil, we assess where we see resilience—and not—in light of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic travel bans and lockdowns.
Seven charred wood fragments from the archaeological site of Ille in El Nido, Palawan were identi... more Seven charred wood fragments from the archaeological site of Ille in El Nido, Palawan were identified as an undetermined monocot and representatives of the families Caesalpiniaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, and Araucariaceae/Podocarpaceae. Though very few pieces were determined, the results gave a glimpse of the types of woody plants most likely present in the vicinity of Ille, 14,000 to around 4,000 years ago. This report also aims to provide taxonomic identification based on the available literature to serve as baseline information for future use.
Carlos JB, Escobin RP, Conda J, Ramos MDR, Lewis H, Paz VJ Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology (for 2018) 12(2):62-69 29 Mar 2019
The lower Ica Valley on the hyperarid south coast of Peru is today largely depopulated and bereft... more The lower Ica Valley on the hyperarid south coast of Peru is today largely depopulated and bereft of cultivation. Yet its extensive archaeological remains attest to substantial pre-Hispanic populations. We provide a case-study of Pre-Hispanic culturally induced environmental change through combining field archaeological and geomorphological survey with archaeobotanical, sedimentary and soil micromorphology approaches. Our investigations reveal that, although major El Niño climatic perturbations occurring around the end of the Early Intermediate Period are part of the explanation, more gradual, human-induced reduction in riparian dry-forest vegetation also lie behind major landscape change, which culminated during the Middle Horizon.
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Editors: Lewis, Helen, Bodina, Olga. English edition: 79 pages. Mikrokyklos Books, Limassol, Cyprus 20 Aug 2021 (Edited Book)
This volume focuses substantially on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and heritage, material culture, environmental archaeology, osteoarchaeology, historic and prehistoric archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and long-distance contact, trade and exchange.
This volume focuses substantially on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and art history, epigraphy, philology, historic archaeology, ethnography, ethnoarchaeology, ethnomusicology, materials studies, and long-distance trade and exchange.
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Preliminary study of a thick speleothem layer at Tabon Cave, Palawan, demonstrates the potential such layers hold for dating and for interpretation of local and regional climatic asriations during archaeological periods. A layer of gypsum speleothem, previously suggested to be travertine, has produced uranium series dates correlating
with bracketing radiocarbon dates on charcoal, confirming an increase in moisture around the time of the Last Glacial Maximum. Dating and study of additional speleothems in Tabon and other caves in lsland Southeast Asia is recommended as an approach with great potential for archaeological studies and for reconstructing regional climate history in the Pleistocene and Holocene.
Lewis, H. (2015) 'Soil micromorphology of post-hole fills from Dunragit' In: Thomas, J (eds).A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil, 1999-2002. Oxford: Oxbow Books. , pp.132-139
Editors: Lewis, Helen, Bodina, Olga. English edition: 79 pages. Mikrokyklos Books, Limassol, Cyprus 20 Aug 2021 (Edited Book)
This volume focuses substantially on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and heritage, material culture, environmental archaeology, osteoarchaeology, historic and prehistoric archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and long-distance contact, trade and exchange.
This volume focuses substantially on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and art history, epigraphy, philology, historic archaeology, ethnography, ethnoarchaeology, ethnomusicology, materials studies, and long-distance trade and exchange.
Preliminary study of a thick speleothem layer at Tabon Cave, Palawan, demonstrates the potential such layers hold for dating and for interpretation of local and regional climatic asriations during archaeological periods. A layer of gypsum speleothem, previously suggested to be travertine, has produced uranium series dates correlating
with bracketing radiocarbon dates on charcoal, confirming an increase in moisture around the time of the Last Glacial Maximum. Dating and study of additional speleothems in Tabon and other caves in lsland Southeast Asia is recommended as an approach with great potential for archaeological studies and for reconstructing regional climate history in the Pleistocene and Holocene.
Lewis, H. (2015) 'Soil micromorphology of post-hole fills from Dunragit' In: Thomas, J (eds).A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil, 1999-2002. Oxford: Oxbow Books. , pp.132-139
5 May 2019University of the Philippines Archaeological Studies Program
Co-authorsPaz V, Lewis H, Carlos J, Lara M, De Castro L, Claravall F, Matthews D, Mespin I, Xhauflair H, Cosalan A, Pineda A, Manipon D
Presented at: 2021 NCKU-EFEO Taiwan Philippines Burial Jars Conference
Middle Mekong Archaeological Project: Overview and New Data
17 Apr 2021, presented at Society of American Archaeologists 86th Annual Meeting
A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway: Excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil, 1999–2002 by Julian Thomas
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In this article we reflect on how the Palawan Island Palaeohistory Research Project has been working with local communities in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines over two decades on sustainable eco- and heritage tourism, expanding out from and incorporating our archaeological research-driven projects into community heritage, local education and
outreach, training, and economic and social support. Using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a foil, we assess where we see resilience—and not—in light of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic travel bans and lockdowns.
Carlos JB, Escobin RP, Conda J, Ramos MDR, Lewis H, Paz VJ
Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology (for 2018) 12(2):62-69 29 Mar 2019