Published March 1, 2023 | Version v1
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The Early Holocene Hoabinhian (8300-8000 cal BC) occupation from Hiem Cave, Vietnam

Creators

  • 1. Institute of Archaeology, University of Wroclaw, Szewska 48, 50-139 Wroclaw (Poland)
  • 2. Institute of Archaeology, Vietnam Academy of Social Science, Lieu Giai 1, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi (Vietnam)
  • 3. Institute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Krygowskiego 12, 61-680 Poznań (Poland)
  • 4. Department of Plant Ecology, University of Gdańsk, Jana Bażyńskiego 8, 80-309 Gdańsk (Poland)
  • 5. Institute of Archaeology, University of Wroclaw, Szewska 48, 50-139 Wroclaw (Poland) and Archeolodzy.org Foundation, Bolesława Prusa 81/3i, 50-316 Wrocław (Poland)
  • 6. Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Józefa Wybickiego 7A, 31-261 Kraków (Poland)
  • 7. Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Na Grobli 15, 50-421 Wrocław (Poland)
  • 8. Center for Southeast Asian Prehistory, Vinh Tien, Kim Boi, 35542 Hoa Binh (Vietnam)

Description

This paper presents a case study from the Hiem cave (Hoà Bình province, North Vietnam) showing how a multidisciplinary approach in archaeological research can develop knowledge on the everyday life of the hunter-gatherer Hoabinhian groups occupying the cave during the early Holocene (8500-8200 cal BC). The archaeological analysis presents the characteristic Hoabinhian artefacts and their usage, while archeozoological, malacological and archaeobotanical research throw light on the way of life, including plant and animal elements of a daily diet as well as the settlement seasonality of the cave.

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