Projects
Conference on Archaeology in Southeast Asia
Year of Approval
1994-1995
Grantee
University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong
Project Status
Completed in 1995
Brief Description of the Project
A 5-day international conference on archaeology in Southeast Asia was organised by the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong from 9 to 13 March 1995 with a sponsorship jointly provided by the Trust and the Land Development Corporation. The conference, which was fully supported by the Antiquities and Monuments Office, aimed to promote interest in archaeology and to provide a forum for leading archaeologists to discuss the latest findings in archaeological research in South China and Southeast Asia. This was the first international conference of its kind ever held in Hong Kong and was a great success with a total of 41 scholars including 31 overseas archaeologists from Australia, Canada, China, England, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and USA presented papers in the conference. All these papers were published under the title: Archaeology in Southeast Asia.
Project Deliverable(s)
The Project deliverables included:
(a) Archaeological investigation and excavation
Archaeology in Southeast Asia
General Studies of the Pre-Historic Cultures of Southeast Asia
Chapter 1: Early Agriculture, Language History and the Archaeological Record in China and Southeast Asia
Chapter 2: Lingnan and Southeast Asia in Prehistory
Chapter 3: The Post-Neolithic Culture in the Lower Basin of Dong Nai River (Southern Vietnam)
Chapter 4: Hominid Cultural Evolution as Seen from the Archaeological Evidence in Southeast Asia
Chapter 5: A Research into the Origin of the Pre-Qin Culture in the Pearl River Delta Area with Reference to its Economic Pattern
Chapter 6: Early Neolithic Relics in Hunan
Chapter 7: A Preliminary Study of the Leading and Backwarding Characters of the Neolithic Culture of the Hua’nan Region
Chapter 8: A Preliminary Study on Problems Related to Early Bronze Age Finds in Guangdong: Begin with the Stone Mould Unearthed from Tangxiahuan in Zuhui
Chapter 9: Neolithic Cultures in Zhejiang
Chapter 10: The Sandbar Sites in the Estuarine Area of the Pearl River Should Not Be for Seasonal Inhabitation Only
Chapter 11: A Study of the Pre-Qin Culture in the Ganjiang-Poyang Basin
Researches on Specific Archaeological Sites and Finds
Chapter 12: Preliminary Report on the Archaeological Explorations in Batan, Sabtang and Ivuhos Islands, Batanes Province, Northern Philippines
Chapter 13: The Origins of Cham Civilization: Indigenous, Chinese and Indian Influences in Central Vietnam as Revealed by Excavations at Tra Kieu, Vietnam 1990 and 1993
Chapter 14: The Nguom Rockshelter and the Paleolithic Flake Industries in Mainland Southeast Asia
Chapter 15: A Late Prehistoric Burial System in Indonesia: Additional Notes on Gilimanuk, Bali
Chapter 16: Preliminary Report of the Archaeological Survey in Four Sites in the Middle Reaches of Cagayan River, Northern Luzon: Discovery of Several Stone Adzes and Pottery
Chapter 17: Remarks on the Liangzhu and Dawenkou Pictograph
Chapter 18: The Earliest Extant Piece of Shang Dynasty Jade “Feathery Man”
Chapter 19: Further Discussion on Bronze Daggers with Bow-shaped Guard and Human Mask Design
Chapter 20: Problems and Suggestions Related to Archaeological Research of Sandbar Sites, and Discussion on the Dating of the Stone Yazhang Unearthed from Tai Wan, Lemma Island
Chapter 21: A Brief Discussion on the Shouldered and Stepped Stone Implements in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Hainan Island
Chapter 22: Tentative Interpretations of the Decorative Motifs on Prehistoric Painted Pottery Uncovered from the Estuarine Area of the Pearl River
Chapter 23: The Prehistoric Kiln Sites and Ceramic Industry of Fujian
Chapter 24: Prehistoric Culture in the Estuarine Area of the Pearl River
Chapter 25: Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Guangdong
Field and Laboratory Techniques
Chapter 26: “Traits” or “Treats”? Units of Archaeological Study: The Example of Maritime-adapted Cultures in Southeast Asia
Chapter 27: Pottery Function and Organic Residue: An Appraisal
Chapter 28: Reconstruction of a Soft Pottery Jar Excavated from Sha Lau Tong Wan
Chapter 29: Context in Use
Archaeology and Law
Chapter 30: Indigenous Populations, Culture Heritage and Protected Areas Management Angkor: A Southeast Asian Case Study
Chapter 31: Excavation, Preservation and Utilization: Examples of Field Archaeology in Guangzhou
Chapter 32: The Preservation and Exploitation of Cultural Relics in Guangzhou
Chapter 33: The Preservation and Exploitation of Cultural Relics in Shenzhen
Archaeology in Hong Kong
Chapter 34: Archaeology in Hong Kong: A Review of Achievement
Chapter 35: Major Achievements of Archaeological Rescue Projects Conducted in Hong Kong Since 1990
Chapter 36: Neolithic Sha Lo Wan, Hong Kong: Field Methods and Results
Chapter 37: Middle and Late Neolithic at “Yung Long South”
Chapter 38: Subsistence Continuity in the Prehistory of South Coastal China
Chapter 39: Neolithic Remnants of Human Sacrifice in Sham Wan, Hong Kong
Chapter 40: Salvage Excavation at the Late Neolithic Site at Sha Lau Tong Wan, Ma Wan
Chapter 41: The Meaning and Function of Ancient Rock Carvings in Hong Kong