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Social responses to climate change in Iron Age north-east Thailand

New Archaeobotanical Evidence

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ID7659856
AuthorsCristina Castillo (0000-0001-8491-3314, University College London, corresponding author), Cristina C Castillo, C Higham (0000-0002-1082-6215, University of Otago), Charles F W Higham, Katie Miller (0000-0001-7970-2192, University College London), Nigel Chang (0000-0003-2187-8122, James Cook University), Katerina Douka (0000-0002-0558-0011, University of Oxford), T F G Higham (0000-0002-5949-598X, University of Oxford), D Q Fuller (0000-0002-4859-080X, University College London)
Year2018
Volume92
Issue365
Pages1274-1291
Publication date2018-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744
PublisherAntiquity Publications (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15184/aqy.2018.198
OpenAlexW2898576814
LanguageEN
Citations received38
References cited33

New evidence from archaeological investigations in north-east Thailand shows a transition in rice farming towards wetland cultivation that would have facilitated greater yields and surpluses. This evidence, combined with new dates and palaeoclimatic data, suggests that this transition took place in the Iron Age, at a time of increasingly arid climate, and when a number of broader societal changes become apparent in the archaeological record. For the first time, it is possible to relate changes in subsistence economy to shifts in regional climate and water-management strategies, and to the emergence of state societies in Southeast Asia

Ancient history · Archaeology · Biology · Climate change · Geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

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Citations per year5,43
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 37

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