Funerary Offering Jar, 1000-500 BCE, 12 5/8 x 15 1/4 in. (32.1 x 38.74 cm), Slip coated earthenware with burnished surface, Thailand, 10th-5th century BCE, In the late 1960s, a hoard of pots was unearthed at the village of Ban Chiang, on the Khorat Plateau in northeast Thailand. It yielded a complex, innovative ceramic tradition that transformed scholars’ understanding of early Southeast Asian history. Although much remains unknown about the Ban Chiang culture (c. 3000 BCE–400 CE), archaeology has revealed that it cultivated advanced traditions of metallurgy, agriculture, burial practices, and art.
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Funerary Offering Jar, 1000-500 BCE, Slip coated earthenware, burnished surface, Thailand, 10th-5th century BCE, late 1960s, hoard, pots, unearthed, village, Ban Chiang, Khorat Plateau, northeast Thailand, yielded, complex, innovative ceramic tradition, transformed scholars' understanding, early Southeast Asian history, remains unknown, Ban Chiang culture, 3000 BCE–400 CE, archaeology, revealed, cultivated advanced traditions, metallurgy, agriculture, burial practices, art
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