Korakot (Kot) Boonlop

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Korakot (Kot) Boonlop

Silpakorn University, Thailand

Korakot’s interests are in prehistoric archaeology and physical-biological anthropology, with a focus on the Ban Chiang Cultural Tradition in northeastern Thailand. He earned his B.A. in Archaeology-Anthropology and his M.A. in Prehistory from Silpakorn University in Bangkok. Formerly from Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC), he has been studying human skeletal remains from the Wat Phosi Nai area in Ban Chiang. Korakot joined MMAP as a member of the first survey team in 2005, and most recently applied his knowledge to analyze skeletal remains from MMAP’s excavations. MMAP seasons: 2005, 2008, 2009a/b, 2010