Summary of vertebrate and molluscan assemblages excavated from late-Pleistocene and Holocene deposits at Khao Toh Chong Rockshelter, Krabi, Thailand

Authors

Cyler Conrad, University of New Mexico
Hannah G. Van Vlack, San Jose State University
Ben Marwick, University of WashingtonFollow
Cholawit Thongcharoenchaikit, National Science Museum, Thailand
Rasmi Shoocongdej, Silpakorn University
Boonyarit Chaisuwan, Fine Arts Department, Thailand

RIS ID

106756

Publication Details

Conrad, C., Van Vlack, H. G., Marwick, B., Thongcharoenchaikit, C., Shoocongdej, R. & Chaisuwan, B. (2013). Summary of vertebrate and molluscan assemblages excavated from late-Pleistocene and Holocene deposits at Khao Toh Chong Rockshelter, Krabi, Thailand. The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal, 7 (1), 11-22.

Abstract

The zooarchaeological record of a recently excavated rockshelter site in peninsular Thailand is summarized. Detailed identification of mammalian, reptilian, piscean and molluscan taxa indicate a unique foraging pattern of prehistoric humans throughout the late-Pleistocene to Holocene.