Ref ID:	19613
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Lam, Thi My Dzung Nguyen, Thi Thuy Tran, Thi Kim Quy Bellwood, Peter Higham, Charles Petchey, Fiona Grono, Elle Nguyen, Chieu Piper, Philip J.
Title:	Ru Diep and the Quynh Van culture of central Vietnam
Date:	2020
Source:	Archaeological Research in Asia
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2020.100190
Notes:	Article number 100190
Abstract:	Excavations in 2015 at the site of Ru Diep in north-central Vietnam (Ha Tinh Province) raise significant questions about the transition into the Neolithic in this region, more than 5000 years ago. The material culture from the site reveals a mixture of both pre-Neolithic (Quynh Van culture) and Neolithic elements, in a shell mound context. The C14 dates for the site suggest that the surviving layers were deposited between outer limits of 3200 and 2900 cal. BC, but Bayesian analysis indicates a likely accumulation in less than 50 years. This date is almost one millennium older than expected for Neolithic-related materials in north-central Vietnam.
Volume:	22