Panel 2: Southeast Asia Climate in the last Millennium
It has been established that there were major climatic fluctuations between 1400 and 1820 CE, particularly the Little Ice Age and the preceding Medieval Warm Period. In other parts of […]
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Panel 3: PSU Research Highlights: Bicol Communities and Ecologies
The diverse ecologies of the Partido district make it an excellent case study to highlight the links between biodiversity and landscape knowledge. This panel will discuss ongoing Partido State University […]
Panel 4: Environmental Change and Urbanization in the Early Modern Period
If environmental and historical studies into the EMP in Southeast Asia are few and far between, such work is even scarcer in archaeology, even if a significant number of SE […]
Panel 5: Environmental and Economic History
Barbara and Leonard Andaya (2015) outlined the major characteristics of Early Modern Southeast Asia, emphasizing how the periodization provided a venue for local realities to enter historiography. The adoption of […]
Panel 6: The Future of Southeast Asian Archaeology in the US
Southeast Asian archaeology programs are underrepresented in the US higher education system. Although SE Asian groups now comprise one of the largest immigrant groups in the country, only five institutions […]
Panel 7: Women in Philippine Archaeology
The establishment of archaeology as a professional discipline in the Philippines was heavily male dominated. This issue is so pervasive that even when female representation increased, especially the accessibility of […]
Panel 8: Decolonizing SE Asian Archaeology
Archaeological practice in Southeast Asia has recently shifted to active engagement with local stakeholders. This is due to the realization that involving communities results in meaningful research outcomes. A growing […]
Dr. John Terrell: History, Heritage, and Expedient Myths
History, Heritage, and Expedient Myths Dr. John Terrell, Regenstein Curator of Pacific Anthropology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois Anyone who has forgotten where they put something knows in […]
The Human-Environment Entanglements in the Late Neolithic Yilan Plain: A Case Study from the Wansan Site, Yilan County
Lecture by Chih-Hua Chiang, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, National Taiwan University
Unveiling the Protohistory of Northern Taiwan: The Archaeology of the Basay and the Kavalan
Lecture by Dr. Ellen Hsieh, Associate Professor, Institute of Anthropology, National Tsing Hua University Although Taiwan is known for its diverse indigenous Austronesian cultures, lowland indigenous groups faced varying degrees […]
Archaeological Inference and Alfred North Whitehead’s Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness: The “Austronesian” migration as a case of reified realities
Lecture by John A. Peterson, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines Archaeological interpretations are generally inference from a limited set of instances and data. Sometimes, but rarely, a single […]
Breaking Myths: Food, Feasts, and the Ifugao Rice Terraces
Philippine Consulate General Community Hall 3435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CAThe UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles have teamed up to explore the role of rice and feast in Ifugao resistance against […]