From the Dead to the Living, the Occultation of the Funerary Evidences in Southeast Asia · Southeast Asian Archaeology Bibliographic Database

Ref ID:	37429
Ref Type:	Conference Paper
Authors:	Pradier, Baptiste
Title:	From the Dead to the Living, the Occultation of the Funerary Evidences in Southeast Asia
Date:	2023
Source:	Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe
Place of Publication:	France
Publisher:	French Prehistoric Society
Abstract:	The analysis of necropolises and burials constitutes an essential step in the archaeological studies of Southeast Asia, integrating both the offerings and the physical characteristics of the buried individuals. These elements occupy a central place in the chronocultural deﬁnition of the Protohistory of the region and are constitutive of biocultural reconstructions. However, the study of funerary practices remains a marginal part of the investigations that are carried out in this region. The results available are most often generalizations that appear to be abusive, as the dead are directly transcribed as the faithful reﬂection of the living. The inﬂuence of funerary practices on population samples is largely elided in the socioeconomic restitutions of the past without taking into account the various ﬁlters that are the consequences of the activities of the burial population.
Series Title:	Hiatus, lacunes et absences : identiﬁer et interpréter les vides archéologiques, session Le poids de l’histoire des sciences et l’hégémonie européenne en préhistoire