@article{fdi:010058833, title = {{D}iscovery of a prehistoric site at {S}ao {D}in ({N}anoi, {N}an province, {N}orthern {T}hailand) : stone tools and new geological insights}, author = {{Z}eitoun, {V}. and {F}orestier, {H}ubert and {A}uetrakulvit, {P}. and {K}haokhiew, {C}. and {R}asse, {M}. and {D}avtian, {G}. and {W}inayalai, {C}. and {T}iamtinkrit, {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}hile a series of new discoveries in {I}ndia or {C}hina seem to demonstrate a much older human presence during the {E}arly {P}leistocene, information concerning the demographic expansion of human groups into continental {S}outheast {A}sia is generally lacking - although osteological evidence does exist for an early human presence in {I}ndonesia. {R}ecent excavations in northern {T}hailand have produced a series of stone tools which present an ideal opportunity for reconsidering the archaeological record of the {E}arly {P}leistocene in this region. {H}ere we provide a preliminary description of the geomorphological context and an initial technological analysis of the stone tools from the {E}arly {P}leistocene site of {S}ao {D}in in northern {T}hailand. {T}echnologically, the lithic assemblage presents the most similarities with southern {C}hinese assemblages dated to between 1 {M}a and 0.5 {M}a.}, keywords = {{S}outheast {A}sia ; {T}echnology ; {C}hopper ; {C}hopping-tool ; {T}hailand ; {THAILANDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {P}alevol}, volume = {11}, numero = {8}, pages = {575--580}, ISSN = {1631-0683}, year = {2012}, DOI = {10.1016/j.crpv.2012.06.007}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058833}, }