What were the main sources of subsistence during the earliest...

1. What were the main sources of subsistence during the earliest period (2000 - 1600 BC)?
2. What are the main sources of subsistence during the intermediate period sites (1600 - 1200 BC)?
3. What are the main sources of subsistence during the latest period (1200-800 BC)?
4. Based on your analysis of the archaeobotanical, zooarchaeological, and artifactual evidence in each period, please summarize the changes in subsistence over time in this area. How did the food sources in the diet change over time?
5. What can you conclude about the origins of agriculture in Southeast Asia based on your analyses? Present your results to justify your interpretation of the changes in subsistence in this region. 

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1200-800 BC

Flake and chopping tools, fragments of slate, much pottery

 

1600-1200 BC

Flake and chopping tools, a few potsherds

 

2000-1600 BC

Flaked stone tools, small chopping tools, charred bamboo projectile points

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1200-800 BC

Flake and chopping tools, much pottery

 

1600-1200 BC

A few potsherds, a slate knife, flake and chopping tools,

20

1200-800 BC

Flake & chopping tools, pottery, grooved pebbles, fishhooks, shell pendants

 

1600-1200 BC

Flake and chopping tools, shell fishhooks

 

2000-1600 BC

Flaked stone tools, small chopping tools, grooved pebbles, fishhooks