Abstract
Recent excavations at the coastal cemetery of Pain Haka on Flores have
revealed evidence of burial practices similar to those documented in other
parts of Southeast Asia. Chief among these is the use of pottery jars
alongside other forms of container for the interment of the dead. The dating
of the site combined with the fact that this burial practice is present over
such a wide geographic area suggests a widespread belief system during the
Neolithic period across much of Southeast Asia.