The invisible Plant Technology of Prehistoric Southeast Asia: Indirect Evidence for Basket and Rope Making at Tabon Cave, Philippines, 39-33,000 Years Ago.

• Main Authors: Xhauflaira, Hermine, Jago-on, Sheldon, Vitales, Timothy James, Manipon, Dante, Amano, Noel, Callado, John Rey, Tandang, Danilo, Kerfant, Celine, Choa, Omar, Pawlik, Alfred
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: Prehistoric technology; Southeast Asia; basket and rope making; Tabon Cave; Philippines; Anthropology; Archaeological Anthropology; Arts and Humanities; Social and Behavioral Sciences; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/sa-faculty-pubs/128; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/sa-faculty-pubs/article/1127/viewcontent/journal.pone.0281415.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

A large part of our material culture is made of organic materials, and this was likely the case also during prehistory. Amongst this prehistoric organic material culture are textiles and cordages, taking advantage of the flexibility and resistance of plant fibres. While in very exceptional cases and...