The Perak Man and Other Prehistoric Skeletons of Malaysia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Perak Man and Other Prehistoric Skeletons of Malaysia write by Zuraina Majid. This book was released on 2005. The Perak Man and Other Prehistoric Skeletons of Malaysia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Late Prehistoric Human Remains in Semporna (Penerbit USM)
Late Prehistoric Human Remains in Semporna (Penerbit USM) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Late Prehistoric Human Remains in Semporna (Penerbit USM) write by Eng Ken Khong. This book was released on . Late Prehistoric Human Remains in Semporna (Penerbit USM) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The finding of prehistoric human remains in Sabah has been scarce until the discovery of two late Metal period burial sites in Semporna between years 2002 and 2007, i.e. Melanta Tutup and Bukit Kamiri. Prior to this, only a handful of human teeth found at Melanta Tutup (Neolithic) in 2002–2003 and later in 2005 at Gua Balambangan (late Palaeolithic), an island off the northern tip of Kudat. While these teeth had provided ample information about the prehistoric people, the discoveries of two burial sites at Semporna have provided several well-preserved prehistoric human remains. They provide a glimpse into these people’s identity, living conditions and environment. This book takes the palaeoanthropological approach on the human remains and attempts to answer some questions we have about the past populations in Semporna. Who were these people? Did they eat well? Did they suffer from any form of disease or injury? These questions are answered by studying in detail the skeletal remains of our ancestors from Semporna. Eng Ken Khong is currently a senior lecturer at the Centre for Global Archaeological Research based at Universiti Sains Malaysia. He obtained a BSc in Forensic Science (2004), a MA in Archaeology (2009) and PhD in Biology (Leeds), specialised in archaeogenetics. He worked as a Forensic Science Officer at the Forensic Medicine Department of General Hospital Ipoh (2004–2006) and General Hospital Penang (2007–2009), where he had expansive experience in field investigation and forensic anthropology. He involved in archaeological excavations and conservation of prehistoric human remains such as Niah Cave, Sarawak (2007), Pulau Kelumpang, Perak (2008) and Kem Terendak, Melaka (2018). His research findings has been published in books, journals, conference papers, and he has also contributed to invited talks at international level. Currently, his research focuses on phylogeography profile of aboringal people in Sabah.
Handbook of East and Southeast Asian Archaeology
Handbook of East and Southeast Asian Archaeology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Handbook of East and Southeast Asian Archaeology write by Junko Habu. This book was released on 2017-12-08. Handbook of East and Southeast Asian Archaeology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Handbook of East and Southeast Asian Archaeology focuses on the material culture and lifeways of the peoples of prehistoric and early historic East and Southeast Asia; their origins, behavior and identities as well as their biological, linguistic and cultural differences and commonalities. Emphasis is placed upon the interpretation of material culture to illuminate and explain social processes and relationships as well as behavior, technology, patterns and mechanisms of long-term change and chronology, in addition to the intellectual history of archaeology as a discipline in this diverse region. The Handbook augments archaeologically-focused chapters contributed by regional scholars by providing histories of research and intellectual traditions, and by maintaining a broadly comparative perspective. Archaeologically-derived data are emphasized with text-based documentary information, provided to complement interpretations of material culture. The Handbook is not restricted to art historical or purely descriptive perspectives; its geographical coverage includes the modern nation-states of China, Mongolia, Far Eastern Russia, North and South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor.
The Global History of Paleopathology
The Global History of Paleopathology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Global History of Paleopathology write by Jane E. Buikstra. This book was released on 2012-06-07. The Global History of Paleopathology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first comprehensive global history of the discipline of paleopathology
Malaysia's Original People
Malaysia's Original People - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Malaysia's Original People write by Kirk Endicott. This book was released on 2015-11-27. Malaysia's Original People available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Malay-language term for the indigenous minority peoples of Peninsular Malaysia, “Orang Asli”, covers at least 19 culturally and linguistically distinct subgroups. This volume is a comprehensive survey of current understandings of Malaysia’s Orang Asli communities (including contributions from scholars within the Orang Asli community), looking at language, archaeology, history, religion and issues of education, health and social change, as well as questions of land rights and control of resources. Until about 1960 most Orang Asli lived in small camps and villages in the coastal and interior forests, or in isolated rural areas, and made their living by various combinations of hunting, gathering, fishing, agriculture, and trading forest products. By the end of the century, logging, economic development projects such as oil palm plantations, and resettlement programmes have displaced many Orang Asli communities and disrupted long-established social and cultural practices. The chapters in the present volume show Orang Asli responses to the challenges posed by a rapidly changing world. The authors also highlight the importance of Orang Asli studies for the anthropological understanding of small-scale indigenous societies in general.
