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Laos: An Archaeological Blank Page

Posted on March 9, 2010 | No Comments
From the Vientiane Times Laos: An Archaeological Blank Page February 22, 2010 While humans probably settled in Laos at least 20,000 years ago, centuries of geopolitical instability and remoteness have...
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An Undergrad’s view of the 2008 field season

Posted on December 14, 2009 | No Comments
“I suppose there is the classic starting point where I walked across the tarmac in Luang Prabang, Laos, the plane’s propellers still whorling behind me, jumped into the back of a pickup truck, and drove almost two hours across a dusty, bumpy, dirt road to a minuscule dot on the map.
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MMAP 2005: An Exploratory Survey in Laos

Posted on December 7, 2009 | No Comments
Read the blog: A Day in the Life of an Archaeologist: a Blog from Laos Watch the YouTube video: A Taste of Luang Prabang Read the article: MMAP 2005: An...
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MMAP

Since 2005, The Middle Mekong Archaeological Project (MMAP) has excavated and surveyed numerous sites along the Mekong and its tributaries around Luang Prabang in northern Laos, with the goal of investigating early human settlement of the Mekong Valley. As of early 2010, 84 historic and prehistoric sites have been recorded and four sites have been excavated.
Dr. Joyce White discusses…

Penn's Luce Program for Asian Archaeology.
Laos is located in Southeast Asia