Ban Chiang
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How it came to be
Ban Chiang is a prehistoric settlement in Udon Thani Province, northeast Thailand, buried in an oval mound 1,350 metres long, 500 metres wide and 8 metres high. People lived here from about 1500 BC, and its layers record rice farming, domestic animals, pottery and bronze working.
Villagers had dug up pots for years without knowing their age. Once the red-painted pottery drew attention in 1966, collecting and looting spread. The first full excavation, in 1974 and 1975, found at least 142 burials.
When metalworking began here is still disputed, with proposals from about 2000 BC to about 1000 BC. The site was inscribed in 1992, and part of the excavation is kept open under a shelter.
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