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109:, in the field of cultural resource management. William D. Lipe would later become Lertcharnrit's advisor upon his enrolment. Graduation from Washington State University with a master's degree in archeology and anthropology, Lertcharnrit went on to get his PhD in 2001. Following this in 2003 Lertcharnrit was hired as an assistant professor at Silpakorn University in their archeology program, and as worked there as an assistant professor until 2006 when he became an associate professor.
77:, and decided to pursue entrance into their archeology program and attempt to pass it's very competitive entrance exam. He decided on pursuing an archeology degree due to the many archeological sites around his village, a fact that would allow him to return to work there while also being one of the first archeologists from the northeast of Thailand. After passing the entrance exam he fell in love with archeology, managing to graduate from Silpakorn in three and a half years in 1985.
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agriculture spread to
Thailand from East Asia or from India?, (3) How did humans respond to and adapt their agricultural systems in the face of climatic changes over the past 2,000 years?, and (4) What were the climatic conditions that early agriculturalists in Thailand faced?". This work led to important publications on paleoethnobotany, including "Three Thousand Years of Farming Strategies in Central Thailand."
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Thanik
Lertcharnrit rose from humble beginnings to become a leader in southeast Asian archaeology and one of the first native Thai scholars to earn a Ph.D. in archaeology. As documented in interviews and transcripts focusing on leaders in archaeology and Cultural Resource Management (CRM), Professor
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in 1964. Being born into a farming family in the poorest region of
Thailand, his father encouraged him to go to university so he could live a better life. After going to the elementary school in his village he went to a different district for Matthayom Ton (junior high school) and Matthayom Plai
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Stability and Instability in Prehistoric Central Thailand. This award led to a visiting scholarship at Washington State University, which focused on questions including " (1) When did rice and millet agriculture first arrive in Central Thailand?, (2) Did rice
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at the
Promtin Tai site, a historic and prehistoric cemetery in central Thailand. He is a recognized expert on Thai archaeology, and has worked on diverse projects and excavations in central Thailand for more than thirty years. Professor Lertcharnrit presents the results of his research to both
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2019: Ethical Issues in
Southeast Asian Bioarchaeology. In Ethical Approaches to Human Remains: A Global Challenge in Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology, edited by K. Squires, D. Errickson, and N. Marquez-Grant, pp. 465 – 484. New York: Springer. (third author, with S. Halcrow, R.
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2006: The Moated Site of
Promtin Tai and the Transition from Late Prehistory to Early History in Central Thailand. In Uncovering Southeast Asia's Past, edited by Elisabeth Bacus, Ian Glover, and Vincent Pigott, pp. 257–264. Singapore: Singapore University
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2019: The Wet and The Dry, The Wild and The
Cultivated: Subsistence and Risk Management in Ancient Central Thailand. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 11(12): 6473-6484. (fifth author, with Jade d’Alpoim Guedes, Sydney Hanson, Charles Higham, and Tom
133:, and the advances he has brought in the field of Thai archeology. Lertcharnrit wrote the first book in the Thai language on cultural resource management, and translated the first book on human evolution. His translation of Kenneth Feder's (2003) book,
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academic and public audiences, in both Thai and
English. His topical interests are diverse and include the development of complexity in southeast Asia, metallurgy, mortuary studies, isotope analysis, shell production and exchange, among other topics.
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2003: Man and Stone: Raw
Material Availability and Stone Tool Production Organization during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Periods in Thailand. Silpakorn University Journal 12(2): 134-160. (second author, with Chawalit Khaokhiew) (peer
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2020: Three Thousand Years of Farming Strategies in Central Thailand. Antiquity 94(376): 966-982. (third author, with Jade d’Alpoim Guedes, Sydney Hanson, Andrew Weiss, Vincent C. Pigott, Charles F. W. Higham, Thomas F. G. Higham, and Steven A.
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2004: Sab Champa Revisited: Results of Recent Archaeological Field Investigations. In Southeast Asian Archaeology: Wilhelm G. Solheim II Festschrift, edited by Victor Paz, pp. 504–521. Quezon City: University of the Philippines
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2010: Archaeological Resource Management in Thailand. In Heritage Resource Management, Policies and Issues in Global Perspective, edited by Phyllis M. Messenger and George S. Smith, pp. 176–187. Gainesville: University Press of
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2010: Heritage Values and Meanings in Contemporary Thailand. In Heritage Values in Contemporary Society edited by George S. Smith, Phyllis M. Messenger, and Hilary A. Soderland, pp. 279–285. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast
39:. He specializes in southeast Asian archaeology and the public education and perception of archeology, with a focus on public Thai cultural heritage. Professor Lertcharnrit has made many contributions to the field of
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2020: Heritage Management, Education, and Community Involvement in Thailand: A Central Thai Community Case. Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage 7(3): 187-197. (firstauthor, with Nannaphat Niyomsap).
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2014: Phromthin Tai: An Archaeological Perspective on Its Societal Transition In Before Siam: Essays in Art and Archaeology, edited by Nicolas Revire and Stephen Murphy, pp. 118–131. Bangkok: River
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1988: Archaeological Research on the History of Pattani: Some Preliminary Conclusions. Journal of the Historical Society 10: 159-179. (first author, with David J. Welch and Judith R. McNeill)
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2002: The Chronological Order of Archaeological Sites in the Pa Sak River Valley, Central Thailand: A View from Ceramic Seriation. Silpakorn Journal 45(3): 59-75. (peer reviewed)
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2008: Public Perception and Opinion about Archaeology: A Case Study in a Village of Central Thailand. Muang Boran Journal 34(3):95-108. (first author, with Santhawee Niyomsup)
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2017: Challenging the Agricultural Transition Models of Prehistoric Human Health Change: Insights from Infants and Children from Southeast Asia. Art and Culture 38(7): 24-27.
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2019: Imported and Exported Trade Goods: Archaeological Evidence from Central Thailand. Journal of Anthropology Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre 2(2): 119-147. (Peer Reviewed)
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2013: Dental Paleopathology of Iron Age Humans from Phromthin Tai, Central Thailand. Silpakorn Journal 36(6):28-33. (first author, with Scott Kirkland and Scott Burnet).
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2018: Anatomically Modern Humans in Southeast Asia: Fossil and Archaeological Records. Journal of Anthropology Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre 1(1): 5-41. (Peer Reviewed)
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d'Alpoim Guedes, Jade; Hanson, Sydney; Lertcharnrit, Thanik; Weiss, Andrew D.; Pigott, Vincent C.; Higham, Charles F.W.; Higham, Thomas F.G.; Weber, Steven A. (2020).
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Archaeological Evidence of Prehistoric Diseases: A Review. To be published in 2021 in a volume published by Princess Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre. (Peer Reviewed)
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2004: Late Prehistoric and Early Historic Archaeology in the Central Highland of Thailand: Excavation at the Site of Sab Champa. Antiquity 78(299). (Online at
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2001: Sab Champa 2001: Archaeological Fieldwork and Results. Muang Boran Journal 27(3): 117-133. (first author, with Preeyanuch Jumprom and Anan Klinpoklab)
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2003: Ceramic Vessels from Chaibadan, Lopburi, and the Later Prehistory of Central Thailand. Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association 23: 27-33.
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2010: Recent Research on Iron Age Stone and Glass Beads from Phromthin Tai, Lopburi. Muang Boran Journal 36(4):53-68. (first author, with Alison Carter).
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2002: Some Notes on the Recent Archaeological Excavations in the Lower Pa Sak River Valley. Silpakorn University International Journal 2(1): 119-135.
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2003: Late Prehistoric Central Thailand: Evidence from the Lower Pa Sak River Valley and the Central Highland. Muang Boran Journal 29(2): 72-87.
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1993: Thai-Muslim Domestic Houses. In Thai Houses, edited by M.C. Subhadradis Diskul, pp. 209–231. Bangkok: Office of National Identity.
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2000: Cultural Resource Management and Archaeology of Chiang Saen, Northern Thailand. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 31(1): 137-161.
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1987: Problems Concerning the Preservation of Ancient Monuments in the Border Provinces of Southern Thailand. Rusamilae 11(1): 44-47.
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2004: Foreign Trader or Local Elite? New Evidence from a Late Prehistoric Site in Central Thailand. Art & Culture 25(9): 38-41.
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2014: Cultural Heritage Management in Thailand. In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, edited by Claire Smith, New York: Springer.
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2003: On Chronology-Building for Central Thailand through an Attributed-Based Ceramic Seriation. Asian Perspectives 42(1): 41-71.
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1997: Ceramic Art in Thailand. Bangkok: Rung Ruang Publishing. (Second author, with Pariwat Thammapreechakorn and Krisda Pinsri)
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How do We Reach More? Sharing Cultural and Archaeological Research with Others, J. Northwest Anthropology Special Publication 4
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2016: Cultural Resource Management, 2nd Edition. Bangkok: Princess Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre. (Peer Reviewed)
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Other key awards include the Outstanding New Researcher Award, Thailand Research Fund (2007), Translation Grant,
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2014: Charoenwongsa, Pisit. In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, edited by Claire Smith, New York: Springer.
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2011: Zoomorphic Spouts from Central Thailand. Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association 31: 30-36.
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2001: The Management of Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. Muang Boran Journal 27(2): 39-46.
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1986: New Data on Yarang Archaeological Site in Pattani, Southern Thailand. Art & Culture 7(12): 32-35.
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1999: Prehistory of Thailand: 12 Years after Chin Youdi. Muang Boran Journal 25(1): 99-111.
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was a major accomplishment that brought modern archaeological research to a Thai audience
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1991: European Ceramics Found in Pattani. Art & Culture 12(12): 104-110.
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2010: An Early Ivory Bracelet from Central Thailand. Expedition 52(2): 8.
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2003: The Past as Told by Small Old Things. Bangkok: Buraphasarn.
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