Obsidian sources and distribution systems in Island Southeast Asia: a review of previous research |
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| Authors: | Matthew Spriggs Christian Reepmeyer Anggraeni Peter Lape Leee Neri Wilfredo P Ronquillo Truman Simanjuntak Glenn Summerhayes Daud Tanudirjo Archie Tiauzon |
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| Institution: | 1. Archaeology and Natural History, The Australian National University, H.C. Coombs Bldg. 9, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia;2. School of Archaeology and Anthropology, The Australian National University, AD Hope Bldg. 14, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia;3. Archaeology Department, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Nusantara No.1, Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia;4. Dept. of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;5. Archaeological Studies Program, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines;6. National Museum of the Philippines, P. Burgos St., Ermita, 1000 Manila, Philippines;g Centre for Prehistoric and Austronesian Studies, National Research and Development Centre for Archaeology, Jl. Raya Condet Pejaten 4, Jakarta 12510, Indonesia;h Anthropology, Gender and Sociology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | This paper summarises research on obsidian findings across the region of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA), from the first reporting of obsidian on Sumatra as a result of cave excavations in the early 1900s through to the latest published discoveries in 2009. These results are the background for the first region-wide research project focussing on obsidian characterisation and its role in prehistoric inter-island exchange. It is commonly held that distribution of obsidian in ISEA was only localised and inter-island transportation limited. The review, however, suggests that this hypothesis derives from an incomplete knowledge of obsidian distribution in the region rather than typifying prehistoric social patterns. Obsidian sourcing has been carried out only intermittently in ISEA since the 1970s and has generally been focussed only at the single site level, thus explaining this very partial understanding. |
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| Keywords: | Island southeast Asia Obsidian Sourcing |
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