SESSION 11
Mortuary Practices in Prehistoric Mainland Southeast Asia
Department of Archaeology, Silpakorn University
Funeral/mortuary tradition is one of the most notable symbolic and ritualistic behaviours practiced by ancient humans across the world. Evidence of such culture and ideology embedded in burial practices have been discovered broadly across Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA). However, though there may be similarities in the way the dead were treated between cultures and communities across the region, it is clear that practices varied considerably in many aspects through time and geographically. This panel invites scholars to present their research and findings on MSEA burial practices within the chronological period from the Palaeolithic to the Iron Age. Papers on any aspects of mortuary customs, or funerary practices are welcome. It is hoped that papers presented at this panel will be gathered, edited and submitted for publication in book form after the conference.
BLOCK 1
S11-1
Ideas and Practices in Disposal of the Dead: Digging at Roots
Prakash Sinha
S11-2
“Non Nang Daet Nuea”: A recent Burial Excavated site of the Iron Age in Northeastern Thailand
Wannapong Palakawong Na Ayudhaya
S11-5
Khok Ma Kok: A Late Prehistoric Cemetery in the Eastern Region of Thailand
Penphat Srisuwittanon
BLOCK 2
S11-8
The Late Prehistoric Burials at Ban Mueang Bua in Northeastern Thailand
Supapassorn Hiruntiaranakul
S11-10
An Overview of Mortuary Practices on Infants and Children in Prehistoric Thailand
Naruphol Wangthongchaicharoen
Questions and Discussion