@article{fdi:010068185, title = {{L}aang {S}pean cave ({B}attambang province) : a tale of occupation in {C}ambodia from the {L}ate {U}pper {P}leistocene to {H}olocene}, author = {{S}ophady, {H}. and {F}orestier, {H}. and {Z}eitoun, {V}. and {P}uaud, {S}. and {F}r{\`e}re, {S}. and {C}eliberti, {V}. and {W}estaway, {K}. and {M}ourer, {R}. and {M}ourer-{C}hauvir{\'e}, {C}. and {T}han, {H}. and {B}illault, {L}aurence and {T}ech, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{D}iscovered and initially excavated by {C}ecile and {R}oland {M}ourer in the 1960s, {L}aang {S}pean cave was re-excavated in 2009 by the {F}ranco-{C}ambodian {P}rehistoric {M}ission ({MNHN}-{M}inistry of {C}ulture and {F}ine {A}rts, {P}hnom {P}enh). {T}he large amount of archaeological remains collected during the previous excavations has been complemented by new discoveries, and a more complete sequence has been documented. {T}he cultural layers included lithic artefacts, potteries, animal bones, and human burials. {T}hree mains distinguishable occupational layers are recognized: {N}eolithic, {H}oabinhian and {P}re-{H}oabinhian level. {A} solid chronological framework has been established by applying independent age techniques ({C}-14 and {OSL} dating) to a 5 m thick sequence. {L}aang {S}pean is the only prehistoric site associated with {H}oabinhian stone tools discovered in a well defined stratigraphy in {C}ambodia. {T}he chronological results and the amount and characteristics of the lithic series provide cultural, environmental, and spatial context for the {H}oabinhian technocomplex in comparison to other sites in {M}ainland {S}outh {E}ast {A}sia.}, keywords = {{H}oabinhian ; {P}re-{H}oabinhian ; {C}ambodia ; {N}eolithic ; {L}aang {S}pean cave ; {CAMBODGE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{Q}uaternary {I}nternational}, volume = {416}, numero = {}, pages = {162--176}, ISSN = {1040-6182}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1016/j.quaint.2015.07.049}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068185}, }