Wilhelm Solheim

For his father, the botanist, see Wilhelm Solheim (botanist).
Wilhelm Solheim II's statue in the ASP-UP Library

Wilhelm G. Solheim II (1924—2014) was an American anthropologist[1] recognized as the most senior practitioner of archaeology in Southeast Asia, and as a pioneer in the study of Philippine and Southeast Asian prehistoric archaeology.[2] He is perhaps best known, however, for hypothesizing the existence of the Nusantao Maritime Trading and Communication Network (NMTCN), one of two dominant hypotheses regarding the peopling of the Asia-Pacific region during the Neolithic age.[3]

  1. ^ Baxter, John W.; Martha Christensen (Jan–Feb 1979). "Wilhelm Gerhard Solheim (1898-1978)". Mycologia. 71 (1). Mycological Society of America: 45–46. doi:10.1080/00275514.1979.12020985. JSTOR 3759219.
  2. ^ Valdes, Cynthia O. "About Bill Solheim". Wilhelm G. Solheim II Foundation Website. Wilhelm G. Solheim II Foundation for Philippine Archaeology, Inc. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  3. ^ Solheim, Wilhelm G. II (2006). Archaeology and Culture in Southeast Asia: Unraveling the Nusantao. Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press. p. 316. ISBN 971-542-508-9.