Bérénice Bellina
Présentation
RESEARCH THEMES History and archaeology of maritime exchanges between the East of the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea (first millennium BC - the first millennium AD) or “Maritime Silk Roads” I. Connectivity of the Asian maritime basins and co-evolution of the different populations (complex, trading, farmers, nomads) from the Thai-Malay peninsula and of their environments in relation to long-distance exchanges in the “longue durée”. Study of the cultural changes through the analysis: 1. technologies to reconstitute: - the socio-economic and political contexts (political centralisation, complexification, etc.) - role of industries and artisans in political and identity constructions - ethnicity/identity dynamiques 2. of landscapes caracterising: - settlements human (urban process, their distribution, hierarchy and symbolic value) ; - evolution of the agricultural practices; 3. biological change to identify environmental and social adaptations 4. the role of marginal groups in historical trajectories, in particular sea nomads II. Heritage/ Community archaeology. Representations and uses of the past in Southeast Asia. Participative Heritage Managment with local communities (project combining anthropology, technologies, archaeology, history, botany, museology).
Publications
Publications
Toward an Anthropological and Archaeometallurgical Understanding of Ferrous Technological Transmissions Between South and Southeast Asia (Late 1st Millennium BCE – Mid-1st Millennium CE)History, Science and Technology of Indian Metals and Metallurgy, Dr. Alok Kumar Kanungo, IITGNDr. Stéphanie Leroy, CNRS, Jan 2026, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, France |
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Unravelling Indian Ocean Trade: A Comparative Archaeological Study of Alagankulam and BeyondInternational Symposium “Recent Scientific Studies in Archaeology of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology, Jan 2026, Madurai, India |
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Fluidity and diversity of ancient maritime exchange networks in South and Southeast Asia: reflections on the archaeology of cosmopolitan environmentsMovement and Infrastructure in Ancient Eastern Eurasia, Institute of Sinology of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich and the Siemens Foundation, May 2025, Munich (Allemagne), France |
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From Margins to Center: Co-Constructing the Heritage of Southeast Asia’s Maritime Nomads at the Crossroads of Anthropology, Archaeology, and Orang Laut KnowledgeReconfiguring Anthropology and Archaeology Through Indigenous Knowledge: Fieldwork, Territories, and Heritage, Bérénice Bellina, Jessica De Largy Healy, Ghislaine Glasson-Deschaumes, Oct 2025, Nanterre (92), France |
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Breaching the Bay of Bengal: Early maritime exchanges between South India and Southeast Asia of the mid-1st c. BC to the mid-1st c. AD.Recent Advances in Archaeological Investigations of South India, 2nd Annual International Seminar in commemoration of Padma Sri Iravatham Mahadevan’s contribution to the Tamil Language and Tamil Society, Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology, Mar 2023, Chennai (Tamilnadu), India |
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Breaching the Bay of Bengal: Early maritime exchanges between South India and Southeast Asia of the mid-1st c. BC to the mid-1st c. AD.Recent advances in archaeological investigations of South India. 2nd International seminar in commemoration of Padma Shri Iravatham Mahadevan, Government of Tamil Nadu. Department of Archaeology, Mar 2023, Chennai (Tamilnadu), France. pp.145-162 |
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Óc Eo and the Thai-Malay Peninsula early trading polities links between the last centuries BC-early centuries CE based on archaeological material evidenceOc Eo culture in the context of Asian culture, Vietnam Academy of Social Science, Nov 2023, Long Xuyen, Vietnam |
Maritime Silk Roads: The Roman World and Southeast Asia, Where are we now?22nd Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Silpakorn University; Fine Arts Department, Nov 2022, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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Recent discoveries made by the French Archaeological Mission in Peninsular Thailand and Myanmar on the pottery of « South Asian » origin and of « South Asian » influenceWorld Archaeological Congress – 9, 2022, WAC, Jul 2022, Prague (en ligne), Czech Republic |
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Late prehistoric inter-regional exchange networks dating project22nd Congress of IPPA: Indo-Pacifique Prehistory Association (IPPA 22), Indo-Pacifique Prehistory Association, Nov 2022, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
The Bay of Bengal and Peninsular Myanmar Early Port-Settlements of the Maritime Silk Road (Late Centuries BCE-Early Centuries CE)22th Conference of Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Nov 2022, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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Discussing the Late Prehistoric and Early Historical Bay of Bengal Networks in the Light of Indian and Indian-Related Ceramic From Peninsular Thailand and Myanmar22nd Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Congress (IPPA 2022), Silpakorn University; Fine Arts Department; Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Nov 2022, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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Bay of Bengal early historical exchange based on data from peninsular Thailand-Myanmar (500 BC-200 CE).India and Indian Ocean Heritage, The Department of Maritime History and Marine Archaeology and the Centre for Indian Ocean Studies at Tamil University, Thanjavur, Sep 2022, Thanjavur, France |
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Discussing the Late Prehistoric and Early Historical Bay of Bengal Networks in the light of Indian and Indian-Related Ceramics from Peninsular Thailand and Myanmar22nd congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (IPPA 22), Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Nov 2022, Chian Mai, Thailand |
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Recent discoveries made by the French Archaeological Mission in Peninsular Thailand and Myanmar on the pottery of “Indian” origin or of “Indian” influence9th World Archaeological Congress (WAC-9), World Archaeological Congress Association, Jul 2022, Prague, Czech Republic |
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Discussing the early Bay of Bengal networks in the light of early historical Indian and Indian-related ceramics from Peninsular Thailand and MyanmarEuropean Association of South Asian Archaeology and Art (EASAA) 2022, European Association of South Asian Archaeology and Art, Jul 2022, Barcelone, Spain |
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Engaging with the Heritage of Maritime Populations of the Lanta Bay: a Community-based Archaeological and Ethnographic Project (the Lanta Bay project, Thailand)International Workshop on Unsettling Archaeology, Alok Kumar Kanungo; Claire Smith; Nishaant Choksi; Gary Jackson, Sep 2022, Gandhinagar, India |
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From pebbles to necklaces. Aesthetic experiences and regimes of authority among ancient beads collectors in ThailandInternational conference Modes of authority and aesthetic practices from South to Southeast Asia, projet AUTORITAS, CASE (Center for Southeast Asian Studies); CEIAS (Center for South Asian Studies); LAS (Social Anthropology Laboratory); GSRL (Societies, Religions & Secularities Group), May 2018, ENS (Paris), France |
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Vestiges préhistoriques en Thaïlande : artefacts scientifiques, esthétiques, marchands. Journée d’étude Politiques de la valeur : sujets, objets, natures, cultures, Dec 2018, IRD - Paloc, Paris, France |
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Les réseaux d'échanges inter-régionaux en Asie du Sud-Est au 1er millénaire avant notre ère : un cadre chronologique difficile à préciser24ème édition d'Archéométrie - Colloque du GMPCA, Apr 2023, Nice, France. , 2023 |
Sea Nomads of Southeast Asia From the Past to the PresentRidge Books, 2021 |
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Sea Nomads of Southeast Asia: From the Past to the Present2021 |
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Khao Sam Kaeo: a late prehistoric early port-city between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea2017 |
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Khao Sam Kaeo. An Early Port-City between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea2017 |
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50 years of Archaeology in Southeast Asia: Essays in honour of Ian Glover.Bérénice Bellina; L. Bacus ; T.O. Pryce ; J. Christie. River Books, 2010, 978-6167339023 |
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50 Years of archaeology in Southeast Asia: Essays in Honour of Ian GloverRiver Books, pp.1-320, 2010 |
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Cultural Exchange between India and Southeast Asia. Production and distribution of hard stone ornaments (VI c. BC– VI c. AD)2007 |
South China Sea Early Globalisation: A systemic view from the Isthmus of Kra.Frank Muyard & Liu Yi-chang. Maritime Exchange and Localization across the South China Sea 500 BC–AD 500., EFEO, pp.21-41., 2025, 978-2-85539-274-5 |
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Archaeological insights into the connections of 1st millennium bc Egypt and the Mediterranean world with the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and ChinaFragaki H.; Nenna M.-D.; Versluys M.J. Alexandria the cosmopolis. A global perspective, Études Alexandrines, 56, Peeters Publishers, 2022, 9782490128259 |
Trading polities and the ‘sea people’ of maritime Southeast AsiaFrom House Societies to States: Early Political Organisation, From Antiquity to the Middle Ages (Mutlidisciplinary approaches to ancient societies). In Juan Carlos Moreno Garcia (ed.). Oxbow Books, p. 280-302, 2022 |
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Reviewing the Connections between the Upper Thai-Malay Peninsula and the Philippines during the Late Prehistoric Period (500 bc–ad 500)Paola Calanca; Liu Yi-chang; Frank Muyard. Taiwan Maritime Landscapes from Neolithic to Early Modern Times, 34, École française d’Extrême-Orient, 2022, Études thématiques, 978-2-85539-272-1 |
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Southeast Asian Early Maritime Silk Road Trading Polities' Hinterland and the Sea Nomads of the Isthmus of KraBérénice Bellina; Roger Blench; Jean-Christophe Galipaud. Sea Nomads of Southeast Asia. From the Past to the Present, National University of Singapore Press, pp.102-141, 2021, 978-981-3251-25-0 |
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Late prehistoric Peninsular Thailand and Myanmar and the Maritime Silk RoadSiriporn Sanghiran. The recent Archaeological Discoveries in the Upper Southern Thailand, Ruen Kaeo Publishing, 2021, The recent Archaeological Discoveries in the Upper Southern Thailand, 978-616-283-606-0 |
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Southeast Asian Evidence for Early Maritime Silk Road Exchange and Trade-Related PolitiesCharles Higham; Nam Kim. The Oxford Handbook of Early Southeast Asia, Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, 2021, Oxford Handbooks series, 9780199355358. ⟨10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199355358.013.25⟩ |
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Sea Nomadism from the Past to the PresentSea Nomads of Southeast Asia. From the Past to the Present, Ridge Books, pp.1-27, 2021 |
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Late prehistoric ports in the Thai-Malay Peninsula: mapping regional and long distance connections through potteryMiksic, John. Archaeological Sites on the Maritime Silk Road, National University of Singapore, In press |
The Inception of the Trans-National Processes between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea from an Early City-State on the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Fourth-Second Century Bce)Boussac; Marie-Françoise ; Salles; Jean-François ; Yon; Jean-Baptiste. The Ports of the Ancient Indian Ocean, Primus Books, pp.1761-1772, 2016 |
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Metals and CivilisationsSrinivasan; Sharada ; Ranganathan; Srinivasa ; Giumlia-Mair; Alessandra. Khao Sam Kaeo : An Archaeometallurgical Crossroads for Trans-Asiatic Technological Traditions, National Institute of Advanced Studies, pp.33-46, 2015 |
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Khao Sam Kaeo : An Archaeometallurgical Crossroads for Trans-Asiatic Technological TraditionsSharada; Srinivasan ; Ranganathan; Srinivasa. Metals and Civilizations, Proceedings of the 7th Beginnings of the Use of Metals and Alloys Conference, 37, Journal of archaeological Science, pp.33-46, 2015 |
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Southeast Asia and the Early Maritime Silk RoadLost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia, MetPublications, pp.22, 2014, 978-0-300-20437-7 |
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Contacts between the Upper Thai-Malay Peninsula and the Mediterranean WorldNicolas Revire; Stephen A. Murphy. Before Siam was Born: New Insights on the Art and Archaeology of Pre-Modern Thailand and its Neighbouring Regions, River Books, pp.98-117, 2014 |
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The Development of Coastal Polities in the Upper Thai-Malay PeninsulaRevire; Nicolas ; Murphy; Stephen A. Before Siam. Essays in Art and Archaeology, River Books, pp.69-89, 2014 |
The Philippines and the circulation and exchanges in the South China Sea during the Late Prehistoric periodde Monbrison; Constance ; Alvina; Corazon S. Philippines: an archipelago of exchange, Actes Sud, 2013, 978-2-330-01539-8 978-2-35744-062-3 |
Reconfiguring Anthropology and Archaeology Through Indigenous Knowledge : Fieldwork, Territories, and Heritage2025 |
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LES ROUTES MARITIMES DE LA SOIE EN PENINSULE THAÏ-MALAISE : VERS UNE HISTOIRE SYSTEMIQUE ET MULTIVOCALEArchéologie et Préhistoire. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Paris, 2019 |