The identification and modification of greater adjutant (<i>Leptoptilos dubius</i>) bones in the Holocene archaeological record of northern Vietnam · Southeast Asian Archaeology Bibliographic Database

Ref ID:	27580
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Jones, R. K. Meijer H. J. M. Piper, P. J. Hiep, T. H. Tuan, N. A. Oxenham, M. F.
Title:	The identification and modification of greater adjutant (<i>Leptoptilos dubius</i>) bones in the Holocene archaeological record of northern Vietnam
Date:	2016
Source:	International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
DOI:	10.1002/oa.2547
Abstract:	We report on the first prehistoric identifications of the Greater Adjutant (<i>Leptoptilos dubius</i>) in the prehistoric archaeological record of Vietnam, the earliest known example of this species in Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA). The two bone fragments, a proximal tarsometatarsus and a distal tibiotarsus, were found in the huntergatherer midden/cemetery site of Con Co Ngua in Thanh Hoa Province, and date to c. 6000 5500 BP. The tarsometatarsus has been modified into an edge ground implement similar to artefacts recorded at other archaeological sites in the region. Modifications to the functional end suggest that the implement is consistent with the manipulation and/or manufacture of plant-based fibres.
Date Created:	10/31/2016