Shaiful Shahidan
Biographic Data
| ID | 176943 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shaiful Shahidan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shaiful |
| FAMILY NAME | Shahidan |
| SIGNATURE | SHAHIDAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8367-3539 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Scaling down to look further back: Southeast Asia, deep-time science and microarchaeology
Microarchaeology is rapidly reshaping how archaeologists approach ancient sites and narratives, unlocking millimetre to molecular-scale insights into the deep past. The establishment of the Australian Microarchaeology and Palaeosciences Facility (AusMAP) marks a major investment in micro-analytical methods, from sediment microstratigraphy and chemical characterisation to biomolecular identification. Here, we outline AusMAP's structure, protocols …
Ancient Kedah iron smelting site in Kuala Muda district, Kedah, Malaysia: Evidence of iron smelting industry along Sungai Muda
Revisiting the 2,600-Year-Old Ancient Kedah River Jetty Site of Sungai Batu Archaeological Complex, Bujang Valley, Kedah, Malaysia
The Attractions of Guar Kepah Archaeological Site, Penang, Malaysia as an Archaeological Heritage Tourism Site
The Guar Kepah archaeological site in Penang, Malaysia, has been the focus of archaeological re search since 1860, revealing important insights into the prehistoric maritime community that inhabited the area approximately 5,000 years ago. Excavations at the site have revealed human skeletons, teeth, stone tools, and pottery, providing evidence of the community's burial traditions and material culture. The primary data collected from these excavat…
Preliminary Technological and Functional Studies of the Neolithic Stone Reaping Knives from West Malaysia: An Experimental Approach
The distinctive “saddle-shape” stone knives known as Tembeling knives of West Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia) have long been used to characterize the early agricultural activities of Neolithic populations in the region. While these tools are morphologically suggestive of a reaping function, their association with early plant use has never been established. The present study explores for the first time the function of Tembeling knives through a pre…
The Palaeolithic stone assemblage of Kota Tampan, West Malaysia
Archaeological excavations at Kota Tampan in West Malaysia recovered a large stone assemblage dated to 70 kya and believed to be associated with the presence of early Anatomically Modern Humans in Mainland Southeast Asia. New technological analysis demonstrates that almost all these stone artefacts result from early stage reduction through freehand and bipolar percussion
Revisiting the 3000-year-old Neolithic burial ground of Gua Harimau, West Malaysia
Community heritage engagement in Malaysian archaeology: A case from the prehistoric rock art site of Tambun
This paper explores contemporary community archaeology in Malaysia, through the consideration of the example of the Prehistoric Rock Art site of Gua Tambun. It argues that the existing community heritage engagement practices often disenfranchise the community knowledge, and highly conform to a top-down model. Our investigations pointed out a pattern of exclusion, where the inclusion of the local community in management planning is relatively low.…
The prehistoric peopling of Southeast Asia
Ancient migrations in Southeast Asia The past movements and peopling of Southeast Asia have been poorly represented in ancient DNA studies (see the Perspective by Bellwood). Lipson et al. generated sequences from people inhabiting Southeast Asia from about 1700 to 4100 years ago. Screening of more than a hundred individuals from five sites yielded ancient DNA from 18 individuals. Comparisons with present-day populations suggest two waves of mixin…
Revisiting the 2,600-Year-Old Ancient Kedah River Jetty Site of Sungai Batu Archaeological Complex, Bujang Valley, Kedah, Malaysia
The Palaeolithic stone assemblage of Kota Tampan, West Malaysia
Archaeological excavations at Kota Tampan in West Malaysia recovered a large stone assemblage dated to 70 kya and believed to be associated with the presence of early Anatomically Modern Humans in Mainland Southeast Asia. New technological analysis demonstrates that almost all these stone artefacts result from early stage reduction through freehand and bipolar percussion
Community heritage engagement in Malaysian archaeology: A case from the prehistoric rock art site of Tambun
This paper explores contemporary community archaeology in Malaysia, through the consideration of the example of the Prehistoric Rock Art site of Gua Tambun. It argues that the existing community heritage engagement practices often disenfranchise the community knowledge, and highly conform to a top-down model. Our investigations pointed out a pattern of exclusion, where the inclusion of the local community in management planning is relatively low.…
Revisiting the 3000-year-old Neolithic burial ground of Gua Harimau, West Malaysia
The prehistoric peopling of Southeast Asia
Ancient migrations in Southeast Asia The past movements and peopling of Southeast Asia have been poorly represented in ancient DNA studies (see the Perspective by Bellwood). Lipson et al. generated sequences from people inhabiting Southeast Asia from about 1700 to 4100 years ago. Screening of more than a hundred individuals from five sites yielded ancient DNA from 18 individuals. Comparisons with present-day populations suggest two waves of mixin…
Revisiting the 3000-year-old Neolithic burial ground of Gua Harimau, West Malaysia
Community heritage engagement in Malaysian archaeology: A case from the prehistoric rock art site of Tambun
This paper explores contemporary community archaeology in Malaysia, through the consideration of the example of the Prehistoric Rock Art site of Gua Tambun. It argues that the existing community heritage engagement practices often disenfranchise the community knowledge, and highly conform to a top-down model. Our investigations pointed out a pattern of exclusion, where the inclusion of the local community in management planning is relatively low.…
The Palaeolithic stone assemblage of Kota Tampan, West Malaysia
Archaeological excavations at Kota Tampan in West Malaysia recovered a large stone assemblage dated to 70 kya and believed to be associated with the presence of early Anatomically Modern Humans in Mainland Southeast Asia. New technological analysis demonstrates that almost all these stone artefacts result from early stage reduction through freehand and bipolar percussion
Preliminary Technological and Functional Studies of the Neolithic Stone Reaping Knives from West Malaysia: An Experimental Approach
The distinctive “saddle-shape” stone knives known as Tembeling knives of West Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia) have long been used to characterize the early agricultural activities of Neolithic populations in the region. While these tools are morphologically suggestive of a reaping function, their association with early plant use has never been established. The present study explores for the first time the function of Tembeling knives through a pre…
The Attractions of Guar Kepah Archaeological Site, Penang, Malaysia as an Archaeological Heritage Tourism Site
The Guar Kepah archaeological site in Penang, Malaysia, has been the focus of archaeological re search since 1860, revealing important insights into the prehistoric maritime community that inhabited the area approximately 5,000 years ago. Excavations at the site have revealed human skeletons, teeth, stone tools, and pottery, providing evidence of the community's burial traditions and material culture. The primary data collected from these excavat…
Revisiting the 2,600-Year-Old Ancient Kedah River Jetty Site of Sungai Batu Archaeological Complex, Bujang Valley, Kedah, Malaysia
Scaling down to look further back: Southeast Asia, deep-time science and microarchaeology
Microarchaeology is rapidly reshaping how archaeologists approach ancient sites and narratives, unlocking millimetre to molecular-scale insights into the deep past. The establishment of the Australian Microarchaeology and Palaeosciences Facility (AusMAP) marks a major investment in micro-analytical methods, from sediment microstratigraphy and chemical characterisation to biomolecular identification. Here, we outline AusMAP's structure, protocols …
Ancient Kedah iron smelting site in Kuala Muda district, Kedah, Malaysia: Evidence of iron smelting industry along Sungai Muda
Archaeology (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (4 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (4 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (3 works) · Southeast asia (3 works) · Environmental Engineering and Cultural Studies (2 works)