Ban Chiang Culture Flourishes in Thailand
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Crafts, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: Asian History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, Indochina, Thailand
- Date: c. 4000 -c. 100
Article abstract: In the late 1960’s, a series of archaeological sites was discovered near the village of Ban Chiang, in northeastern Thailand, revealing what some scientists now refer to as Thailand’s cradle of civilization.
Summary of Event
The Ban Chiang culture of northeastern Thailand probably emerged when early hunting and gathering people belonging to the Hoabin-hian migrated from northern Vietnam to Malaysia. The neolithic people of the Hoabin-hian are believed to be among the first people to have systematically gathered and later to have...
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