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.
Read the Bangkok Post article…
"Dwelling on the Past: Archaeologist Joyce White talks about her passion for Southeast Asia's rich prehistory"
Dr. Joyce White discusses…
Penn's Luce Program for Asian Archaeology.
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Joyce White Honored at Opening of Ban Chiang National Museum
Posted on February 26, 2010 | 1 CommentThe University of Pennsylvania Museum and Dr. Joyce White, Associate Curator of the Museum’s Asian section, were honored by Her Royal Highness of Thailand, Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, on...