ban chiang
states: [thailand]
category: cultural
year: 1992
location: Udon Thani Province
region: Asia and the Pacific
latitude/longitude: 17.5486100000, 103.3583300000
visited: 2019
Ban Chiang is considered the most important prehistoric settlement so far discovered in South-East Asia. It marks an important stage in human cultural, social and technological evolution. The site presents the earliest evidence of farming in the region and of the manufacture and use of metals.
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