Ban Chiang is…
a village/mortuary site in northern northeast Thailand, in the province of Udon Thani.
Excavated by Chet Gorman of the University of Pennsylvania Museum and Pisit Charoenwongsa of the Thai Fine Arts Department in 1974-1975, this extraordinary site was among the first to establish the existence not only of a hitherto unknown prehistoric culture, but also of a separate bronze age in Southeast Asia.
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Year of Ceramics
The study of Ban Chiang ceramics is an extremely important part of the Ban Chiang research program. To further this... -
Joyce White Honored at Opening of Ban Chiang National Museum
The University of Pennsylvania Museum and Dr. Joyce White, Associate Curator of the Museum’s Asian section, were honored by Her... -
The Ban Chiang Digital Image Project
Most long term archaeological projects have stacks of film photos stuck in a cabinet, set aside to be organized—some day.... -
Illustrating the Splatt Theory
Making sense of the remains of daily life is a particular challenge for a site like Ban Chiang. No intact... -
Bronze from Ban Chiang
An American college student’s famous stumble over a tree root that led to the discovery of the Bronze Age culture...