Ref ID:	37324
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Pryce, Thomas Oliver Kyaw, Aung Aung Kyaw, Myo Min Win, Tin Tin Win, Thu Thu Khin Htwe Win, May Myat Mon, Mar Mar Aye, Su Hlaing Htay, Aye Aye Mar, Bellina, Bérénice Bentley, R. Alexander Champion, Louis Colonna, Camille Cook, Amanda J. Favereau, Aude Fuller, Dorian Q. Georjon, Cloé Higham, Charles Kalayar Myat Myat Htwe, Iizuka, Yoshiyuki Innanchai, Jitlada Le Meur, Clemence Peixoto, Xavier Petchey, Peter Pinhasi, Ron Pradier, Baptiste Valentin, Frédérique Willis, Anna Zazzo, Antoine
Title:	A first absolute chronology for Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age Myanmar: new AMS 14C dates from Nyaung'gan and Oakaie
Date:	2018
Source:	Antiquity
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2018.66
Abstract:	Late prehistoric archaeological research in Myanmar is in a phase of rapid expansion. Recent work by the Mission Archéologique Française au Myanmar aims to establish a reliable Neolithic to Iron Age culture-historical sequence, which can then be compared to surrounding regions of Southeast Asia. Excavations at Nyaung'gan and Oakaie in central Myanmar have provided 52 new AMS dates, which allow the creation of Myanmar's first reliable prehistoric radiometric chronology. They have also identified the Neolithic to Bronze Age transition in central Myanmar, which is of critical importance in understanding long-range interactions at the national, regional and inter-regional level. This research provides the first significant step towards placing late prehistoric Myanmar in its global context.
Volume:	92
Number:	363
Page Start:	690
Page End:	708