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Tham Lod Rockshelter ((タイ語:เพิงผาถ้ำลอด)), first researched by Rasmi Shoocongdej from Silpakorn University, funded by the Thai Research Fund,〔 was a prehistoric cemetery and a workshop located in Northern Thailand known to have human inhabitants from the late Pleistocene to the late Holocene period〔Shoocongdej, R. (2006). Late Pleistocene Activities at the Tham Lod Rockshelter in Highland Pang Mapha, Mae Hong Son Province, Northwestern Thailand. ''Uncovering Southeast Asia's past: Selected Papers from the 10th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists''. Singapore: NUS Press, pages 22-24. 〕 Additionally, Tham Lod is near Ban Rai, another rockshelter and is in the vicinity of two well known caves, Spirit Cave and Tham Lot cave. Recent researches and carbon dating suggested that Homo sapiens have occupied the area.〔Pureepatpong N.(2006) Recent Investigation of Early People (Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene) from Ban Rai and Tham Lod Rockshelter Sites, Pang Mapha District, Mae Hong Son Province, Northwestern Thailand. ''Uncovering Southeast Asia's past: Selected Papers from the 10th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists''. Singapore: NUS Press, pages 38-40. 〕 These researches provide more detail on the activities by the humans in the area which includes burials,〔 living habits,〔Dennell, R., Porr, M., Piper, P., & Rabett, R. (2014). Late Pleistocene Subsistence Strategies in Southeast Asia and Their Implications for Understanding the Development of Modern Human Behavior. ''Southern Asia, Australia, and the search for human origins''. New York: Cambridge University Press, page 127. 〕 gathering,〔Trikanchanawattana C. (2005) ''Palynological Study at Ban Tham Lod and Ban Rai in Pang Mapha District, Mae Hong Son Province, Northern Thailand''. Bangkok: Mahidol University. Retrieved from http://www.li.mahidol.ac.th/e-thesis/4536405.pdf 〕 and tool making,〔Shoocongdej R. (2008). ''Archaeological Heritage Management at Ban Rai and Tham Lod Rockshelters in Pang Mapha District, Mae Hong Son Province, Northwestern Thailand''. Mae Hong Son Province:Silpakorn University. Retrieved from http://www.rasmishoocongdej.com/wp-content/uploads/01.pdf 〕 and social interactions.〔 ==Human Activity== In recent years, there have been multiple researches at the Tham Lod rockshelter which have been protected by the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation since 2001.〔Sattha, C. (2008). ''@Thailand: Preserving The Past''. Bangkok Post. Retrieved from ftp://202.60.207.28/BP/2008/03_BP_Mar/01032008/BK010308012.pdf 〕 These researches have been aimed toward analyzing the culture from the three periods humans lived in the Tham Lod rockshelter (Late Pleistocene, Early Holocene, and Late Holocene).〔 An excavation at the Tham Lod rockshelter from 2001 to 2002 provided important knowledge of the past environment based from the analysis from collected pollen data.〔 Pollen that is collected can be analyzed for an insight on the climate of the past, as it can survive for over 100,000 years under specific conditions.〔 The pollen analysis suggested that humans have impacted the environment, especially the vegetation in Tham Lod, for instance using ferns for medicinal reasons.〔 Deforestation in the area in the past may also be caused by humans. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tham Lod rockshelter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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