Shaiful Shahidan
Dr. Shaiful Shahidan, SPHEA UKM
Contact
Ext: -5710
Email: shaifuls@ukm.edu.my
Center for Research in History, Politics and International Affairs (SPHEA),
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSK)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
43600 UKM, Bangi Selangor, MALAYSIA.
Qualification
2023 – Ph.D. (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
2006 – M.A. (Utrecth University, The Netherlands & Linkoping University, Sweden)
2004 – B. Soc. Sc. (Hons.) (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
Area of Specialisation
Archaeology
Physical Anthropology
Bioarchaeology
Research interest
Diet reconstruction (Isotope analysis)
Osteoarchaeology
Field archaeology
Urban, historical and environmental archaeology
Contractual archaeology
Cultural Heritage Management & public archaeology
Editorship and Reviews
Reviewer, Jurnal Arkeologi Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Professional Membership
- Expert Member, International International Scientific Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM), ICOMOS International
- Assistant Secretary General, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) MALAYSIA (2022-2024)
- Assistant Secretary, Ikatan Ahli Arkeologi Malaysia (IKATAN) (2024-2026)
Awards and Fellowships
- Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, European Commission (2005-2006)
- Vice-Chancellor Gold Medal Award for Leadership, USM (2004)
Selected Publications:
- Nasrun, Z., Osman, L. S., Latif, N. H. A., Elias, N. H. H., Saidin, M., Shahidan, S., Abdullah, S. H. A., Ali, N. A., Rusli, S. S. M., Ibrahim, M. N. M., Raja, P. B., Iqbal, A., Trache, D., & Hussin, M. H. (2023). Conversion of archeological iron rust employing coconut husk lignin. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 126786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126786 (Q1, SJR 2022)
- Osman, L.S., Hamidon, T.S., Latif, H.N.A., Elias, N.H.H., Saidin, M., Shahidan, S. … Hussin, M.H. (2023) “Rust conversion of archeological cannonball from Fort Cornwallis using oil palm frond lignin,” Industrial Crops and Products, 192, p. 116107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.116107 (Q1, SJR 2022)
- Lim, J., Ong, S. & Shahidan, S (Eds.). (2023) (UN) COVERING LENGGONG VALLEY: Architecture and Archaeology (Book). Suburbia Office Enterprise.
- Abdullah JY, Moraes C, Saidin M, Rajion ZA, Hadi H, Shahidan S, Abdullah JM. Forensic Facial Approximation of 5000-Year-Old Female Skull from Shell Midden in Guar Kepah, Malaysia. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(15):7871. https://doi.org/10.3390/app1215787 (Q2, SJR 2022)
- Hsiao Mei Goh, Noridayu Bakry, Mokhtar Saidin, Darren Curnoe, Ahmad Syahir bin Zukipli, Chaw Yeh Saw, Shyeh Sahibul Karamah bin Masnan, Shaiful Shahidan, Nur Athmar Hashim & Ahmad Farid Abdul Jalal (2022) Preliminary Technological and Functional Studies of the Neolithic Stone Reaping Knives from West Malaysia: An Experimental Approach, Ethnoarchaeology, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19442890.2022.2071788 (Q1, SJR 2022)
- Goh HM; Bakry N; Saidin M; Shahidan S; Curnoe D; Saw CY; Bin Ariffin Z; Kiew YM (2020) ‘The Palaeolithic stone assemblage of Kota Tampan, West Malaysia’, Antiquity, vol. 94, pp. 1 – 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2020.158 (Q1, SJR 2022)
- Nordiana Mohd Muztaza, Nasha Rodziadi Khaw, Suresh Narayanen, Nurul Fitriah Ahmad Zaidi, Nur Alisha Akram, Nini Havela Dishong, Nazrin Rahman, Najmiah Rosli, Nur Azwin Ismail, Rosli Saad, Andy Anderson Bery, Shyeh Sahibul Karamah Masnan, Shaiful Idzwan Shahidan and Mohd Mokhtar Saidin (2020) “Ground Penetrating Radar Method To Detect Archaeological Remains At Bukit Choras, Yan, Kedah: Preliminary Results”, Journal of Sustainability, Science and Management eISSN: 2672-7226, Vol. 15 No. 7, October 2020, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. https://jssm.umt.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2020/10/10-V15N7.pdf (Q3, SJR 2022)
- Nordiana Mohd Muztaza, Nasha Rodziadi Khaw, Nurul Fitriah Ahmad Zaidi, Nur Alisha Akram, Nini Havela Dishong, Nazrin Rahman, Najmiah Rosli, Nur Azwin Ismail, Andy Anderson Bery, Shyeh Sahibul Karamah Masnan, Shaiful Idzwan Shahidan and Mohd Mokhtar Saidin (2020)“Near Surface Characterization Using Electrical Resistivity Imaging for Archaeological Monument Site at Bukit Choras, Kedah, Malaysia” Journal of Sustainability, Science and Management eISSN: 2672-7226, Vol. 15 No. 2, February 2020, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. https://jssm.umt.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2020/05/7.15.2pdf.pdf (Q3, SJR 2022)
- Mokhtar Saidin and Shaiful Shahidan (2019) “Engaging archaeology through performing arts: Prospect and challenges in Malaysia”. Wacana Seni Journal of Arts Discourse 18 (Supp. 1): 1–9. https://doi.org/10.21315/ws2019.18.Supp.1.1. (Q2, SJR 2022)
- Hsiao Mei Goh, Chaw Yeh Saw, Shaiful Shahidan, Mokhtar Saidin & Darren Curnoe (2019) “Community heritage engagement in Malaysian archaeology: A case from the prehistoric rock art site of Tambun”. Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage, https://doi.org/10.1080/20518196.2019.1579405 (Q1, SJR 2022)
- Hsiao Goh, Shaiful Shahidan, Mokhtar Saidin, Darren Curnoe, Raynold Mendoza, Chaw Saw, Lewis Adler, Ken Eng, Suresh Narayanan, Jeffrey Abdullah (2019) “Revisiting the 3,000-year-old Neolithic Burial Ground of Gua Harimau, West Malaysia”. Archaeological Research in Asia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2019.05.001 (Q1, SJR 2022)
- Nasha bin Rodziadi Khaw, Shaiful Shahidan, Nazarudin Zainun, Mokhtar Saidin (2019), “The Post-14th Century Ancient Kedah: A Port in Decline?” The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences, 25-34. https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2019.09.3
- McColl, H., Racimo, F., Vinner, L., [et al., including Shahidan, Shaiful] (2018), “The Prehistoric Peopling of Southeast Asia”, Science, 06 Jul 2018, Vol. 361, Issue 6397, pp. 88-92. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aat3628 (Q1, SJR 2022
- Shaiful Shahidan, Mokhtar Saidin, Nurul Amira Md Isa, Nor Khairunnisa Talib, Shyeh Sahibul Karamah Masnan (2018), “Tapak Guar Kepah: bukti perkuburan masyarakat Neolitik di dalam timbunan cangkerang laut.” Melayu: Jurnal Antarabangsa Dunia Melayu, Vol. 11, No. 2, July 2018. http://jurnal.dbp.my/index.php/Melayu/article/view/3752
- Isa, Mariana, Yong, Chee Keat, Azhari, Afzal, Kamaludin, Azzat, Nik Muhammad, Nik Mastura, Shahidan, Shaiful Idzwan, Thang, Boon Ann, Steven, Wong, See Huat, Chuo, Dominic, Goh, Ai Tee, Abd Sukor, Mohd Azmi, Jamaluddin, Mohd Radzi, Yunos, Naimran, Malek, Bukhari and Tawang, Maulud (2021) Ringkasan Keperluan Konservasi Rumah Rehat Beserah (Conservation Statement for Beserah Resthouse). Working Paper. ICOMOS MALAYSIA, Malaysia, 64p. [Book] http://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/2517/
- Isa, Mariana, Goh, Ai Tee, Abdul Majid, Hajeedar, Yuen, Anne, Abdul Rahman, Faisal, Shahidan, Shaiful Idzwan, Che Amat, Rohayah, Mohd Ali, Rosli, Koh, John, Mat Radzuan, Indera Syahrul, Kamal, Mustapha and Sharuddin, Shahariah Norain (2020) The Kuala Lumpur Heritage Agenda: Reviews and Recommendations for the Kuala Lumpur Draft Structure Plan 2040 & Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 by ICOMOS Malaysia. Discussion Paper. ICOMOS Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 99p. http://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/2401/
- Shahidan, Shaiful Idzwan (2018) Rapporteur’s Report for ICOMOS Malaysia World Heritage Day Open Debate 2018 – 10 Years into the Inscription of Melaka and George Town as World Heritage Sites: The Good, The Bad & The Unintended. In: ICOMOS Malaysia Open Debate 2018, 28th April 2018, Badan Warisan Malaysia, No. 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/1898/