R.A. Bentley
Community diversity at Ban Lum Khao, Thailand: Isotopic evidence from the skeletons
Bentley, R.A.; Cox, K.; Tayles, N.; Higham, C.; Macpherson, C.; Nowell, G.; Cooper, M.; Hayes, T.E.F.
Authors
K. Cox
N. Tayles
C. Higham
Professor Colin Macpherson colin.macpherson@durham.ac.uk
Professor
G. Nowell
M. Cooper
T.E.F. Hayes
Abstract
Isotopes of strontium, carbon, and oxygen were analyzed in human tooth enamel from the Bronze Age site of Ban Lum Khao (c. 1400 B.C.–500 B.C.) in Thailand. The strontium and oxygen isotopes, which generally reflect place of origin, delimit discrete groups among the individuals. Among the females, different groups determined through isotopic signatures were buried with distinctive pottery types. This suggests that social identity, drawn from village of origin, was conveyed by material culture, at least in burial. Although Ban Lum Khao was probably an egalitarian community, this isotopic and archaeological evidence suggests that different social identities were associated with place of childhood origin in this Bronze Age community.
Citation
Bentley, R., Cox, K., Tayles, N., Higham, C., Macpherson, C., Nowell, G., …Hayes, T. (2009). Community diversity at Ban Lum Khao, Thailand: Isotopic evidence from the skeletons. Asian Perspectives: The Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, 48(1), 79-97. https://doi.org/10.1353/asi.0.0017
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2009 |
Deposit Date | Oct 15, 2009 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Asian Perspectives |
Print ISSN | 0066-8435 |
Electronic ISSN | 1535-8283 |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 79-97 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1353/asi.0.0017 |
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