History of Research by Andreas Reinecke
Journal of Global Archaeology, 2024
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Norbert Benecke / Philipp von Rummel, Das Zentralinstitut für Alte Geschichte und Archäologie (ZIAGA) und das Deutsche Archäologische Institut (DAI), 2021
This paper sums up strategy, field research and excavations by GDR archaeologists outside Europe ... more This paper sums up strategy, field research and excavations by GDR archaeologists outside Europe from 1949 to 1990. The connecting bracket for all campaigns are the specific conditions in the GDR for field research abroad. ›East-German‹ archeology was not active in third countries in isolation from the ›West-German‹ archeology, but on the two German sides, beside the different political framework conditions, contacts and mutual observations also influenced archeology outside of Europe. Finally, it is also noteworthy how strong politics directed course and strategy for archeology outside of Europe, not only in East Germany, but also in West Germany.
Papers - Southeast Asia by Andreas Reinecke
2022 The Sa Huynh Culture and Related Cultures in Southern Vietnam and Cambodia. In: Charles F. W. Higham and Nam C. Kim (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Early Southeast Asia. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Until the 1960s, the term “Sa Huynh culture” was applied to collections of artifacts from Iron Ag... more Until the 1960s, the term “Sa Huynh culture” was applied to collections of artifacts from Iron Age jar burials in a small area near the village Sa Huynh in central Vietnam that appeared clearly different from mortuary remains with inhumations in all neighboring cultures of mainland Southeast Asia. Since then, almost every site with jar burials in central and southern Vietnam has been assigned to either the pre- Sa Huynh culture or its successor, even if none or just a single element of their typical pottery or ornaments were present: tall burial jars with space for primary or secondary burials, hat- shaped covers, “Sa Huynh lamps” (maybe a kind of incense burner), richly ornamented or black-red painted vessels and three- pointed or double- headed animal ear pendants. The concept of an expansion of this culture from a heartland in central Vietnam between the Thu Bon and Lai Giang river valleys to as much as 600 km southward was also encouraged by the discovery of two unquestionable Sa Huynh jar burial sites at the bay of Vung Tau. This has generated the misinterpretation that this culture was distributed over the whole area. In fact, through excavations over the past two decades, different jar burial cultures with distinct artifacts have been identified, not only in central and southern Vietnam, but all around the South China Sea and beyond in areas between India and Japan, which show less similarities than differences despite the clear evidence for cultural networking.
2020 Kambodscha. Prohear – Ungeplante Ausgrabung mit Umleitung. In: Im Feld. Wie der Grabungsalltag wirklich aussieht. Darmstadt: wbg – Philipp von Zabern, 102-105.
Brief description of the special excavation conditions in Prohear.
Human teeth play a significant role in the reconstruction of biological life parameters. Dental m... more Human teeth play a significant role in the reconstruction of biological life parameters. Dental modifications supply additional valuable insights into past human cultural behavior. At the Early Iron Age sites of Gò Ô Chùa (400-100 BC) and Prohear (main mortuary period 200 BC-AD 100), various patterns of intravitam dental staining have been found. Systematic visual analysis is presented here as a method for the thorough documentation and subsequent differentiation of specific staining patterns. Using evidence from ethnographical, historical and archaeological studies, the main pattern seen is interpreted as intentional tooth blackening. Since tooth blackening affects almost all adult individuals from Gò Ô Chùa, the custom was of high social relevance. Additionally, one individual shows staining interpreted as the unintentional result of betel nut chewing.
Excavations at the stone sarcophagus burial site of Pangkung Paruk on Bali have yielded the large... more Excavations at the stone sarcophagus burial site of Pangkung Paruk on Bali have yielded the largest collection of Roman gold-glass beads in early Southeast Asia found to date, together with elaborate gold ornaments and two Han Chinese bronze mirrors. Unprecedented in Island Southeast Asia, these artefacts find parallels at Oc Eo in Vietnam, at other sites in the Mekong Delta and on the Thai-Malay Peninsula. Analyses of these new finds and comparison with others from across the region provide insights into the early to mid first-millennium AD trans-Asiatic networks that linked Southeast Asia to South Asia, the Roman world and China.
Chinese version of an English printed paper about Early Gold in SEA.
Since 2008, in total 245 gold objects from 21 different sites situated between Sri Lanka, Norther... more Since 2008, in total 245 gold objects from 21 different sites situated between Sri Lanka, Northern Vietnam and Bali from five countries in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka) were collected by the German Archaeological Institute for analysing at the Curt-Engelhorn-Centre for Archaeometry (CEZ) in Mannheim (Germany) using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). Subject of this printed conference paper are the cultural context and archaeometrical relation of 23 recently investigated gold samples from three sites in Southern Vietnam: three gold masks from Giồng Lớn (3) and gold ornaments from Giồng Cá Vồ (18) and Phú Chánh (2). All the objects were discovered in burials of the last three centuries BC.
Prohear's Golden Heritage (Cambodia) - Over the last decade, the excavations at Prohear (Southeas... more Prohear's Golden Heritage (Cambodia) - Over the last decade, the excavations at Prohear (Southeast Cambodia) have resulted in a transnational project on early gold in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam: review of 55 years of cooperation - In this short paper, cooperation projects with Vietn... more Vietnam: review of 55 years of cooperation - In this short paper, cooperation projects with Vietnam in the last decade have been summarized.
The cross-border cooperation between Chinese and German archaeologists focuses on the prehistoric... more The cross-border cooperation between Chinese and German archaeologists focuses on the prehistoric bronze drums Heger I.
During the last 30 years, about a dozen large archaeological sites with more than 1000 burials of... more During the last 30 years, about a dozen large archaeological sites with more than 1000 burials of the Early Iron Age were excavated along the Vietnamese coast. While we know what artefacts typical of the region and era look like, many objects can be identified and classified as originating from locations far from the site where they were excavated. The findings include bronze drums, mirrors, vessels and coins from the north (China or northern Vietnam) as well as precious stone ornaments, glass, the first gold and silver or special ceramic ware from the west (India via the Thai-Malay Peninsula or via the "silver road" through northern Burma and along the Mekong River). However, not every strange-looking" item is proof of"trade" along the maritime silk route.
Sometimes it is difficult to decide which objects are really trade ware, and which instead came with migrants, as tribute, as presents of envoys, or if they might even have been locally " imitated" by itinerant craftsmen. This paper gives some examples of how "strange objects" are often categorized too quickly as trade ware, and the products resulting from migrations are underestimated.
Southeast Asia. Reconstruction of a flight:
During the last 30 years, dozens of large archaeolog... more Southeast Asia. Reconstruction of a flight:
During the last 30 years, dozens of large archaeological cemeteries with more than 1500 Early Iron Age burials (last four centuries BC) have been excavated in Southeast Asia. While we know what artefacts typical of a cultural area look like, many objects can be identified and classified as originating from locations far from the site where they were excavated. Hitherto, this was mainly explained by long-distance trade. However, already during the last centuries BC people travelled long distances. The role of refugees from the Nan Yue Empire and countless migrants from different directions in Asia in the distribution of artefacts out of place over Southeast Asia is undervalues. This paper gives an impression of the impact of migrations during this time in Southeast Asia.
Short report about a project that extends the inventory of all bronze drums in China that were pr... more Short report about a project that extends the inventory of all bronze drums in China that were produced from the 5th century BC to the 19th century AD to the regions of Southeast Asia and to the majority of drums that have been brought to Europe in the last 150 years. The aim is to evaluate the different drum variants in the South Chinese – Southeast Asian region as far as Indonesia and the Thai-Malay Peninsula on the basis of precise distribution maps for different variants. This first chorological analysis is combined with the documentation of accompanying offerings from graves and metal analyses of drums and contemporary artefacts.
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History of Research by Andreas Reinecke
Papers - Southeast Asia by Andreas Reinecke
Sometimes it is difficult to decide which objects are really trade ware, and which instead came with migrants, as tribute, as presents of envoys, or if they might even have been locally " imitated" by itinerant craftsmen. This paper gives some examples of how "strange objects" are often categorized too quickly as trade ware, and the products resulting from migrations are underestimated.
During the last 30 years, dozens of large archaeological cemeteries with more than 1500 Early Iron Age burials (last four centuries BC) have been excavated in Southeast Asia. While we know what artefacts typical of a cultural area look like, many objects can be identified and classified as originating from locations far from the site where they were excavated. Hitherto, this was mainly explained by long-distance trade. However, already during the last centuries BC people travelled long distances. The role of refugees from the Nan Yue Empire and countless migrants from different directions in Asia in the distribution of artefacts out of place over Southeast Asia is undervalues. This paper gives an impression of the impact of migrations during this time in Southeast Asia.