Ref ID:	28631
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Szabo, Katherine O'Connor, Sue
Title:	Migration and complexity in Holocene Island Southeast Asia
Date:	2004
Source:	World Archaeology
DOI:	10.1080/0043824042000303809
Abstract:	Mapping the spread of Austronesian languages and its associated Neolithic culture forms the backbone of the orthodox model of the Island Southeas Asian Neolithic. The linguistic thrust of the narratives has tended to reduce the importance and independence of the archaeological record. In this paper we investigate how archaeological evidence has been used to support linguistic interpretations. Our own fieldwork and analysis suggest that reliance on the Austronesian linguistic 'tree' and the associated monolithic cultural categories may mask considerable complexity and diversity in the archaeological record.
Date Created:	10/3/2011
Volume:	36
Number:	4
Page Start:	621
Page End:	628