Rasmi Shoocongdej
Biographic Data
| ID | 3643423 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rasmi Shoocongdej |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rasmi |
| FAMILY NAME | Shoocongdej |
| SIGNATURE | SHOOCONGDEJ R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Silpakorn University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3018-5088 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 71 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 28 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A Reflection on the Archaeological Heritage of the Ethnic Shan in the Highland Pang Mapha of Northwest Thailand
Mainland Southeast Asia encompasses many Indigenous populations, alongside a significant influx of immigrant populations, spanning from Prehistoric times to the modern era. The designation “Indigenous” is often restricted to peoples from the highland regions, while terms such as “native people” or “ethnic minorities” are used throughout Southeast Asia, leading to an uneven understanding of regional history. The incorporation of diverse local cult…
Archaeological Heritage of the Ethnic Shan in the Highland Pang Mapha of Northwest Thailand
Mainland Southeast Asia encompasses many Indigenous populations, alongside a significant influx of immigrant populations, spanning from prehistoric times to the modern era. The designation “Indigenous” is often restricted to peoples from the highland regions, while terms such as “native people” or “ethnic minorities” are used throughout Southeast Asia, leading to an uneven understanding of regional history. The incorporation of diverse local cult…
Scaling down to look further back
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 …
Political boundary between Dvāravatī and Ancient Khmer kingdoms
This paper examines the nature of the political boundary between the Dvāravatī and Ancient Khmer kingdoms in eastern Thailand between the 7th and 11th centuries CE. Using a theoretical framework based on the Mandala model, this frontier is examined via spatial analyses between the large, rectilinear towns such as Si Mahosot and Muang Phai and smaller, surrounding communities. The combination of settlement layout, epigraphy and sculptural remains …
A Study of Communities of Practice in Craft Production from Log Coffin Culture Archaeological Sites in Highland Pang Mapha, Northwestern Thailand
In the late prehistoric and early historic periods (2,120–1,250 B.P.) in highland Pang Mapha, northwestern Thailand, the Log Coffin Culture represented a unique mortuary practice characterized by specific cemetery locations and coffin stylistic variations within a localized region of mainland Southeast Asia. Highland peoples practiced these mortuary patterns for an extended period, indicating that specialized cultural practices were passed betwee…
Women in Southeast Asian Archaeology
Investigating the Effectiveness of Online Bioarchaeology Education through Participant Survey of a Cohort of International Adult Learners
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the adoption of online education across all sectors worldwide, which was particularly challenging for disciplines that rely on hands-on learning such as bioarchaeology. Although the impacts of this rapid transition have been well investigated in fields such as anatomy and forensic anthropology, there has been little research into its effects within bioarchaeology. We address this deficit by investigating two common…
The Hoabinhian
This chapter reviews the current state of knowledge regarding the Hoabinhian in the context of Southeast Asian prehistory, including the variability and distribution of Hoabinhian sites and assemblages and the nature and significance of archaeological data from the Late Pleistocene and Post-Pleistocene in Mainland Southeast Asia. The term “Hoabinhian” was initially applied during the Colonial Period to hunter-gatherer sites, mainly caves, located…
Report for Lecture Series
This report presents a summary of introduction to the workshop and lecture series on cultural heritage and tourism organized by the authors with financial and logistic support from Silpakorn University’s Faculty of Archaeology. It provides a short description of workshop background, speakers and their abstracts as publicly disseminated on a webpage of the Department of Archaeology, Silpakorn University. รายงานนี้เป็นการสรุปเกี่ยวกับโครงการประชุมเ…
Wang Duan
Preservation of Mammalian Teeth and Bones Influences Identification of Terminal Pleistocene to Middle Holocene Hunter-Gatherer Subsistence at Ban Rai Rockshelter, Northwest Thailand
Ban Rai Rockshelter in northwest Thailand, dating to the Terminal Pleistocene and Middle Holocene, includes evidence for hunter-gatherer exploitation of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and arthropods. Abundant faunal remains, identified throughout site deposits, include macaques (Macaca sp.) and Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), but these identifications are influenced by an assemblage largely comprised of preserved tooth elements and fragmented bone.…
Re-evaluating Pleistocene-Holocene occupation of cave sites in north-west Thailand
Established chronologies indicate a long-term 'Hoabinhian' hunter-gatherer occupation of Mainland Southeast Asia during the Terminal Pleistocene to Mid-Holocene (45 000-3000 years ago). Here, the authors re-examine the 'Hoabinhian' sequence from north-west Thailand using new radiocarbon and luminescence data from Spirit Cave, Steep Cliff Cave and Banyan Valley Cave. The results indicate that hunter-gatherers exploited this ecologically diverse re…
The Challenge of Archaeological Interpretation and Practice that Integrates between the Science of the Past and Local Knowledge | ความท้าทายของการตีความและปฏิบัติการทางโบราณคดีที่บูรณาการระหว่างวิทยาศ…
Contemporary archaeologists can no longer focus only on scientific research, they must also work with different interest groups whose use of archaeology may have positive and negative consequences. The dichotomy of foreigner versus local has been prominent in the discourse of the post-modern era. Archaeologists seem to be aware of their ethical and political roles when archaeology is used for knowledge production, economic development, and other …
Faunal assemblages and demography during the Late Pleistocene (MIS 2-1) to Early Holocene in Highland Pang Mapha, Northwest Thailand
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…
The history of chicken and other bird exploitation in Thailand
The origin of the domestication of chicken Gallus gallus domesticus is still a subject of debate. It principally originates from the red junglefowl G. gallus , which is distributed throughout Southeast Asia and South China. However, the prehistoric exploitation of chicken and red junglefowl in Southeast Asia has remained unclear due to a small number of samples for bone analysis. In this study, we analysed bird remains from four archaeological si…
Phasook Indrawooth
Phasook Indrawooth(10 May 1945 – 7 September 2016) Rasmi Shoocongdej and Himanshu Prabha Ray Click for larger view View full resolution [End Page 268] Professor Emerita of Archaeology, Phasook Indrawooth, passed away peacefully on 7 September 2016 at the age of 72 in Bangkok, Thailand. She joined her husband, who had died a few years earlier. The second of six daughters, Phasook Indrawooth was born on 10 May 1945. She became fascinated by Buddhis…
A Late Pleistocene woman from Tham Lod, Thailand
Tham Lod rockshelter (Pang Mapha district, north-western Thailand)
Adaptations to sea level change and transitions to agriculture at Khao Toh Chong rockshelter, Peninsular Thailand
Public Archaeology in Thailand
Characterizing the Stoneware "Dragon Jars" in the Guthe Collection
This paper presents a multifaceted study of a collection of stoneware ceramic vessels in the Guthe Collection of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan. These vessels, recovered in the Philippines but manufactured in multiple production sites across East and Southeast Asia, provide insights into premodern economic interactions and maritime trade. Our study of this collection drew on multiple approaches to identify coherent groupings o…
Dating resin coating on pottery
Pottery found at Spirit Cave, Thailand, has been claimed as among the earliest ceramics in the world - a radiocarbon date of 7500 BP being obtained from associated charcoal. However radiocarbon dating of organic resin found on some of the sherds gave a date of around 3000 BP. This is another example of improved precision in dating by pin-pointing the context and using AMS. The authors describe how it was done and assess its validity
Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand (review)
Reviewed by: Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand Rasmi Shoocongdej Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand. Christophe Munier. Bangkok: White Lotus, 1998. xii + 266 pp.; illustrations (some in color); maps. Hardcover. It is always a pleasure to read a comprehensive book about Thailand. In Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand, French scholar Christophe Munier makes a wonderful effort to integrate archaeological data with his kno…
Forager mobility organization in seasonal tropical environments of western Thailand
This paper investigates forager mobility organization in seasonal tropical environments and, specifically, how mobility strategies have affected subsistence and settlement organization. The proposed model, based on cross-cultural comparisons, suggests that two mobility organizational systems exist in seasonal tropical environments: residential mobility in the wet season and logistical mobility as an organizational response to the dry season. The …
Forager mobility organization in seasonal tropical environments of western Thailand
This paper investigates forager mobility organization in seasonal tropical environments and, specifically, how mobility strategies have affected subsistence and settlement organization. The proposed model, based on cross-cultural comparisons, suggests that two mobility organizational systems exist in seasonal tropical environments: residential mobility in the wet season and logistical mobility as an organizational response to the dry season. The …
Dating resin coating on pottery
Pottery found at Spirit Cave, Thailand, has been claimed as among the earliest ceramics in the world - a radiocarbon date of 7500 BP being obtained from associated charcoal. However radiocarbon dating of organic resin found on some of the sherds gave a date of around 3000 BP. This is another example of improved precision in dating by pin-pointing the context and using AMS. The authors describe how it was done and assess its validity
Characterizing the Stoneware "Dragon Jars" in the Guthe Collection
This paper presents a multifaceted study of a collection of stoneware ceramic vessels in the Guthe Collection of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan. These vessels, recovered in the Philippines but manufactured in multiple production sites across East and Southeast Asia, provide insights into premodern economic interactions and maritime trade. Our study of this collection drew on multiple approaches to identify coherent groupings o…
Re-evaluating Pleistocene-Holocene occupation of cave sites in north-west Thailand
Established chronologies indicate a long-term 'Hoabinhian' hunter-gatherer occupation of Mainland Southeast Asia during the Terminal Pleistocene to Mid-Holocene (45 000-3000 years ago). Here, the authors re-examine the 'Hoabinhian' sequence from north-west Thailand using new radiocarbon and luminescence data from Spirit Cave, Steep Cliff Cave and Banyan Valley Cave. The results indicate that hunter-gatherers exploited this ecologically diverse re…
Faunal assemblages and demography during the Late Pleistocene (MIS 2-1) to Early Holocene in Highland Pang Mapha, Northwest Thailand
A Late Pleistocene woman from Tham Lod, Thailand
Preservation of Mammalian Teeth and Bones Influences Identification of Terminal Pleistocene to Middle Holocene Hunter-Gatherer Subsistence at Ban Rai Rockshelter, Northwest Thailand
Ban Rai Rockshelter in northwest Thailand, dating to the Terminal Pleistocene and Middle Holocene, includes evidence for hunter-gatherer exploitation of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and arthropods. Abundant faunal remains, identified throughout site deposits, include macaques (Macaca sp.) and Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), but these identifications are influenced by an assemblage largely comprised of preserved tooth elements and fragmented bone.…
Adaptations to sea level change and transitions to agriculture at Khao Toh Chong rockshelter, Peninsular Thailand
Working toward an anthropological perspective on Thai prehistory
Investigating the Effectiveness of Online Bioarchaeology Education through Participant Survey of a Cohort of International Adult Learners
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the adoption of online education across all sectors worldwide, which was particularly challenging for disciplines that rely on hands-on learning such as bioarchaeology. Although the impacts of this rapid transition have been well investigated in fields such as anatomy and forensic anthropology, there has been little research into its effects within bioarchaeology. We address this deficit by investigating two common…
[Transitions to Agriculture in the Eastern Old World] Recent Research on the Post-Pleistocene in the Lower Khwae Noi Basin, Kanchanaburi, Western Thailand
Rethinking the development of sedentary villages in western Thailand
Working toward an anthropological perspective on Thai prehistory
Forager mobility organization in seasonal tropical environments of western Thailand
This paper investigates forager mobility organization in seasonal tropical environments and, specifically, how mobility strategies have affected subsistence and settlement organization. The proposed model, based on cross-cultural comparisons, suggests that two mobility organizational systems exist in seasonal tropical environments: residential mobility in the wet season and logistical mobility as an organizational response to the dry season. The …
Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand (review)
Reviewed by: Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand Rasmi Shoocongdej Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand. Christophe Munier. Bangkok: White Lotus, 1998. xii + 266 pp.; illustrations (some in color); maps. Hardcover. It is always a pleasure to read a comprehensive book about Thailand. In Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand, French scholar Christophe Munier makes a wonderful effort to integrate archaeological data with his kno…
Dating resin coating on pottery
Pottery found at Spirit Cave, Thailand, has been claimed as among the earliest ceramics in the world - a radiocarbon date of 7500 BP being obtained from associated charcoal. However radiocarbon dating of organic resin found on some of the sherds gave a date of around 3000 BP. This is another example of improved precision in dating by pin-pointing the context and using AMS. The authors describe how it was done and assess its validity
Characterizing the Stoneware "Dragon Jars" in the Guthe Collection
This paper presents a multifaceted study of a collection of stoneware ceramic vessels in the Guthe Collection of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan. These vessels, recovered in the Philippines but manufactured in multiple production sites across East and Southeast Asia, provide insights into premodern economic interactions and maritime trade. Our study of this collection drew on multiple approaches to identify coherent groupings o…
Public Archaeology in Thailand
Tham Lod rockshelter (Pang Mapha district, north-western Thailand)
Adaptations to sea level change and transitions to agriculture at Khao Toh Chong rockshelter, Peninsular Thailand
Phasook Indrawooth
Phasook Indrawooth(10 May 1945 – 7 September 2016) Rasmi Shoocongdej and Himanshu Prabha Ray Click for larger view View full resolution [End Page 268] Professor Emerita of Archaeology, Phasook Indrawooth, passed away peacefully on 7 September 2016 at the age of 72 in Bangkok, Thailand. She joined her husband, who had died a few years earlier. The second of six daughters, Phasook Indrawooth was born on 10 May 1945. She became fascinated by Buddhis…
A Late Pleistocene woman from Tham Lod, Thailand
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…
The history of chicken and other bird exploitation in Thailand
The origin of the domestication of chicken Gallus gallus domesticus is still a subject of debate. It principally originates from the red junglefowl G. gallus , which is distributed throughout Southeast Asia and South China. However, the prehistoric exploitation of chicken and red junglefowl in Southeast Asia has remained unclear due to a small number of samples for bone analysis. In this study, we analysed bird remains from four archaeological si…
The Challenge of Archaeological Interpretation and Practice that Integrates between the Science of the Past and Local Knowledge | ความท้าทายของการตีความและปฏิบัติการทางโบราณคดีที่บูรณาการระหว่างวิทยาศ…
Contemporary archaeologists can no longer focus only on scientific research, they must also work with different interest groups whose use of archaeology may have positive and negative consequences. The dichotomy of foreigner versus local has been prominent in the discourse of the post-modern era. Archaeologists seem to be aware of their ethical and political roles when archaeology is used for knowledge production, economic development, and other …
Faunal assemblages and demography during the Late Pleistocene (MIS 2-1) to Early Holocene in Highland Pang Mapha, Northwest Thailand
The Hoabinhian
This chapter reviews the current state of knowledge regarding the Hoabinhian in the context of Southeast Asian prehistory, including the variability and distribution of Hoabinhian sites and assemblages and the nature and significance of archaeological data from the Late Pleistocene and Post-Pleistocene in Mainland Southeast Asia. The term “Hoabinhian” was initially applied during the Colonial Period to hunter-gatherer sites, mainly caves, located…
Report for Lecture Series
This report presents a summary of introduction to the workshop and lecture series on cultural heritage and tourism organized by the authors with financial and logistic support from Silpakorn University’s Faculty of Archaeology. It provides a short description of workshop background, speakers and their abstracts as publicly disseminated on a webpage of the Department of Archaeology, Silpakorn University. รายงานนี้เป็นการสรุปเกี่ยวกับโครงการประชุมเ…
Wang Duan
Preservation of Mammalian Teeth and Bones Influences Identification of Terminal Pleistocene to Middle Holocene Hunter-Gatherer Subsistence at Ban Rai Rockshelter, Northwest Thailand
Ban Rai Rockshelter in northwest Thailand, dating to the Terminal Pleistocene and Middle Holocene, includes evidence for hunter-gatherer exploitation of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and arthropods. Abundant faunal remains, identified throughout site deposits, include macaques (Macaca sp.) and Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), but these identifications are influenced by an assemblage largely comprised of preserved tooth elements and fragmented bone.…
Re-evaluating Pleistocene-Holocene occupation of cave sites in north-west Thailand
Established chronologies indicate a long-term 'Hoabinhian' hunter-gatherer occupation of Mainland Southeast Asia during the Terminal Pleistocene to Mid-Holocene (45 000-3000 years ago). Here, the authors re-examine the 'Hoabinhian' sequence from north-west Thailand using new radiocarbon and luminescence data from Spirit Cave, Steep Cliff Cave and Banyan Valley Cave. The results indicate that hunter-gatherers exploited this ecologically diverse re…
Women in Southeast Asian Archaeology
Investigating the Effectiveness of Online Bioarchaeology Education through Participant Survey of a Cohort of International Adult Learners
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the adoption of online education across all sectors worldwide, which was particularly challenging for disciplines that rely on hands-on learning such as bioarchaeology. Although the impacts of this rapid transition have been well investigated in fields such as anatomy and forensic anthropology, there has been little research into its effects within bioarchaeology. We address this deficit by investigating two common…
A Study of Communities of Practice in Craft Production from Log Coffin Culture Archaeological Sites in Highland Pang Mapha, Northwestern Thailand
In the late prehistoric and early historic periods (2,120–1,250 B.P.) in highland Pang Mapha, northwestern Thailand, the Log Coffin Culture represented a unique mortuary practice characterized by specific cemetery locations and coffin stylistic variations within a localized region of mainland Southeast Asia. Highland peoples practiced these mortuary patterns for an extended period, indicating that specialized cultural practices were passed betwee…
Political boundary between Dvāravatī and Ancient Khmer kingdoms
This paper examines the nature of the political boundary between the Dvāravatī and Ancient Khmer kingdoms in eastern Thailand between the 7th and 11th centuries CE. Using a theoretical framework based on the Mandala model, this frontier is examined via spatial analyses between the large, rectilinear towns such as Si Mahosot and Muang Phai and smaller, surrounding communities. The combination of settlement layout, epigraphy and sculptural remains …
Archaeology (22 works) · Geography (19 works) · History (15 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (11 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (11 works) · Pleistocene (10 works) · Ancient history (8 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (8 works) · Geology (7 works)