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	Ban Chiang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ban Chiang is best known for the beautiful pottery the ancient villagers made, but there are many more types of artifacts that came from this interesting site.
		At Ban Chiang archaeologists found a fully developed bronze metallurgy, about the same age as the Shang civilization in China, but essentially in a peaceful village context.
		The excavations at Ban Chiang were a cooperative effort by the University of Pennsylvania Museum and the Fine Arts Department in Thailand.
	www.museum.upenn.edu /new/research/Exp_Rese_Disc/Asia/banchiang/banchiang.shtml (713 words)

	Ban Chiang, A World Heritage in Thailand
		Some of the locals at Ban Chiang, a small village in Udornthanee, started paying attention to the broken pleces of clay pots commonly dug up from the area.
		The Archeological evidences found at Ban Chiang suggest that many generations had come and settled in the area over a period of thousands of years.
		Ban Chiang started with farming and raising livestock (cows and pigs at minimum).
	www.thailandontour.com /information/heritage/ban%20chiang/index.htm (468 words)

	Ban Chiang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ban Chiang (Thai บ้านเชียง) is an archeological site located in the Udon Thani province, Thailand, at 17°32′55″N, 103°21′30″E.
		The Ban Chiang project at the University of Pennsylvania
		Ban Chiang gallery at the University of Hawai'i
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ban_Chiang (272 words)

	The Ban Chiang Project
		The Ban Chiang Project is an installation of ceramic sculpture and pottery--a collection of contemporary works that were largely inspired by the archaeological excavations of
		Ban Chiang, located along the Khorat Plateau of Thailand, in the 1960s and 1970s.
		Over the course of the Ban Chiang excavations it became evident that the site was much deeper and richer than [the neighboring site of] Non Nok Tha and in addition contained distinctive styles of ceramics and other artifacts.
	www.robinhernandez.com /banchiang.html (2582 words)

	Ban Chiang Hotel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ban Chiang, long considered the birthplace of the World's oldest civilization, offers up beautiful 5,000 year old hand-painted art objects, delicately shaped and crafted, at its world-famous archaeological sites.
		Situated in the fertile northeastern province of Udorn Thani, the Ban Chiang Hotel offers a tradition Thai welcome combined with international standards of service and facilities.
		Whether it's business or pleasure, your stay at the Ban Chiang Hotel will be smooth and comfortable and stress-free.
	www.requesthotel.com /banchiang.htm (231 words)

	The Crucibles of Ban Chiang
		William Vernon is one of the Ban Chiang Project’s rare gems.
		The Ban Chiang crucibles are relatively small, approximately 8 to 12 centimeters in diameter and generally no more than 5 centimeters deep.
		In sum, study of the crucibles from Ban Chiang is contributing key data to the definition of a prehistoric "Southeast Asian Metallurgical Province" with a distinctive and similar technology not only in northeast Thailand, but also possibly extending from Burma to Vietnam.
	www.sas.upenn.edu /~csherman/crucible.htm (938 words)

	Ban Chiang Home Page
		The volume is Ban Chiang, A Prehistoric Village in Northeast Thailand I: The Human Skeletal Remains by Michael Pietrusewsky and Michele Toomay Douglas.
		Joyce C. White of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, became the project director.
		White continues to be responsible for the analysis and publication of the Ban Chiang excavations.
	www.sas.upenn.edu /%7Ecsherman/index.html (655 words)

	Mut Mee - Ban Chiang
		Known as the UNESCO World Heritage Archeological Site, the remains at Ban Chiang were first excavated during the 1970's by a team from the University of Pennsylvania and the Fine Arts Department of Thailand.
		The sites are clustered around the village of Ban Chiang, 15Km east of Nong Han and about 85 km from Nong Khai.
		There is a large well organised national museum which presents some of the finest finds, and shows how theories of the movement and settlement of humans was radically altered by this exciting discovery.
	www.mutmee.net /040060_ban_chiang.htm (278 words)

	Suan Pakkad : Lacquer Pavillion, Ban Chiang Artefacts, Collection
		A large collection of Ban Chiang artefacts is located in a separate building.
		The exhibits are attractively displayed, and the history of the Ban Chiang culture and excavations is summarized.
		The Ban Chiang culture was located in present Udon Thani province, and dates back 1,800 to 5,800 years.
	www.thaitravel.info /SuanPakkad/index.htm (346 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Located near the junction of three small streams, it was excavated extensively in the 1960s and 70s after reports by visitors of finding beautiful pots and bowls.
		Although the artifacts are what originally brought archaeologists to the area, no single, distinctive pottery industry has been identified in the Ban Chiang region to this day.
		This site, and similar ones, suggests that the people of the region were buried with their own possessions, perhaps for usage in the afterlife.
	armstrong.scu.edu /anthroweb2/030/BanChiang.htm (136 words)

	Ban Chiang Hotel - Udorn Thani, Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		With 149 secluded rooms you'll find the hotel a "home away from home", allowing you privacy in a calm, easy ambience that typifies the Thai style of hospitality.
		The Ban Chiang Hotel has been designed on an impressive scale but retains an intimate atmosphere, aided by the stunning beauty of the design and the genuine smiles and sincerity of our staff.
		Apart from the existing facilities within the hotel, the Ban Chiang can now offer an exciting new entertainment complex giving a wide selection of choices for those who want to wine and dine and celebrate in the most varied venues in town.
	www.thailand-guide.org /ban-chiang-hotel.htm (539 words)

	Ban Chiang
		Archaeological excavations in the 1970's at Ban Chiang, northeast Thailand, now designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, resulted in the discovery of a previously unknown dynamic cultural tradition which dates back 5000 years.
		Human skeletal remains from the 1974 and 1975 University of Pennsylvania and Thai Fine Arts Department excavations at Ban Chiang, currently stored in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Hawaii, provide a wealth of data for bioarchaeological research including evidence on prehistoric health, diet, life span, social status, biological relationships and origins.
		For information on other aspects of the on-going work on the archaeology of Ban Chiang and how to become a member of Friends of Ban Chiang, please contact Dr. Joyce White .
	www.anthropology.hawaii.edu /projects/banchiang/banchiang.htm (372 words)

	Ban Sabai Spa Resort. Spa, Detox, Spa Accommodation, Detox Accommodation, Health
		With the emerald green Gulf of Siam gently lapping the shore just meters away, the overhead palm trees swaying gently in the cooling sea-breezes, Ban Sabai Spa, Big Buddha Beach offers a virtual paradise with a wide range of Spa and health facilities, accommodation, rejuvenation packages, detox programs and health programs of varying duration.
		Ban Sabai Village offers a superb range of Spa treatments and accommodation includes four standard rooms and five villas, each with private steam room/sauna and their own open-air bathroom and Jacuzzi for two.
		Situated in the heart of the vibrant night bazaar area of Chiang Mai, Ban Sabai Spa offers a range of spa treatments, facials and Thai massage, all to the highest standards in town.
	www.ban-sabai.com (485 words)

	Ban Chiang Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Ban Chiang Gallery features earthenware reproductions from the bronze-age culture of Northern Thailand.
		Ban Chiang is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and was populated as early as 3500 BCE.
		Pieces in our earthenware pottery collection include pots, vases and other unique form vessels, and feature characteristic decoration of reddish lines and swirl patterns as well as primitive styles of cord-marking and surface scoring.
	www.banchiang.com /banchiang.html (75 words)

	Travel review of Ban Chiang Hotel, Isan (8 hotel reviews) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Travel review for Ban Chiang Hotel in Isan Thailand.
		When I return to Udon, I will choose the Ban Chiang as my first choice of hotel.
		But the Ban Chaing hotel is a nightmare, i would rather cut off my hand than stay there again.
	banchiang.th66.com (385 words)

	Meet Our Researchers: Asian Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dr. White's current research focuses on two projects: the Ban Chiang Project in Thailand and the Middle Mekong Archaeological Project (MMAP) in Laos.
		The Ban Chiang Project's efforts are currently devoted to final analysis and publication of Penn Museum's 1974-75 excavations in a Thai Archaeology Monograph Series, for which Dr. White is series editor.
		Recent funding for the Ban Chiang Project has come from the Henry Luce Foundation and Friends of Ban Chiang.
	www.museum.upenn.edu /new/research/researchers/asian.shtml (898 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The known early history of Thailand begins with the earliest major archaeological site at Ban Chiang; dating of artefacts from this site is controversial, but there is a consensus that at least by 3600 BC, the inhabitants had developed bronze tools and had begun to cultivate wet rice, providing the...
		Lannathai (often short Lanna, English One Million Thai Rice Fields, Thai ล้านนาไทย) was a kingdom in the north of Thailand around the city of Chiang Mai.
		The history of Isan has been determined by its geography: situated between Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, it has been dominated by each in turn, although its relative infertility meant it was more often a battleground than a prize.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Thailand (947 words)

	Thailand Trip - Thailand tour trip and tourism - Thailand hotel and tour package - Buddhist monasteries in Bangkok - ...
		In the north we will walk through the beautiful moated and walled city of Chiang Mai, and journey into the northwest to visit colorful tribal villages.
		The old city of Chiang Mai is encircled by a moat and defensive wall.
		Peaceful Wat Chiang Man is the oldest in the city; it was built soon after the establishment of the capital in 1296.
	www.farhorizon.com /Southeast_Asia/Thailand.htm (2391 words)

	guidething: Udon thani Sights - Ban Chiang National Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Udon thani Sights - Ban Chiang National Museum
		Nearby burial pit, left as they were after excavation, in the compound of Wat Po Si Nai, show how valuables, including earthenwere pots, were buried with the dead.
		Evidence of primitive bronze casting technology was discovered in the aera, and in 1992 Ban Chiang was decalred a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
	www.guidething.com /asia/southeastasia/thailand/udonthani/sights/banchiangnationalmuseum (168 words)

	Ban Chiang Khaeng, general view (map) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		District of Müang Sing, Province of Luang Nam Tha, Lao P.D.R. The farther countryside is to be found on the map of Northern Laos and the satellite image of Müang Sing district
		The present village of (Ban) Chiang Khaeng (Xiangkheng) was the capital of the principality of Chiang Khaeng until the second third of the 19th century.
		Its ruler Cao Fa Sili Nò transfered the capital first from (Ban) Chiang Khaeng to Müang Yu (situated west of the Mekong in what is now Burma).
	www.haw-hamburg.de /pers/Kaspar-Sickermann/mgsing/emgs119.html (116 words)

	Accommodation / Hotels in Ban Chiang Thailand Luxury or Discount
		Accommodation / Hotels in Ban Chiang Thailand from China Seas Travel.
		Places to Stay in Ban Chiang Thailand TH.
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	www.chinaseas.cn /hotels/hotels-in-Ban%20Chiang1.html (128 words)

	Thailand Bronze
		The bronze age culture near Ban Chiang may be the oldest on earth.
		discoveries near the north-east hamlet of Ban Chiang suggest that the oldest Bronze Age civilisation was alive and well in Thailand 5,600 years ago.
		Discoveries near Ban Chiang, Thailand, indicate that bronze technology was known there as early as 4500 BC.
	www.handii.com /splash/thailand_bronze.htm (2255 words)

	Asian Collection: Ban Chiang Vessel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Three types of decoration are found on this pot: freehand incisions drawn with a stylus, furrows made with a roulette or by rocking a stamp, and cross-hatching formed with a cord-wrapped paddle.
		These designs were probably indigenous to Ban Chiang and not adopted from other areas.
		This pottery type is one of many kinds of artifacts and discoveries that propose a reinterpretation of Southeast Asian prehistory.
	www.kam.uiuc.edu /collections/asian/79-09-001.html (137 words)

	Ban Chiang Hotel, Thailand hotels, thailand - resorts Bungalow and accommodation guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ban Chiang Hotel, Thailand hotels, thailand - resorts Bungalow and accommodation guide
		Chiang Pin Coffee Shop: International cuisine available 24 hours a day
		the Ban Chiang can now offer an exciting new entertainment complex giving a wide selection of choices for those who want to wine and dine and celebrate in the most varied venues in town.
	www.phuketjettour.com /hotel/other-province/ban-chiang-udonthani.htm (407 words)

	Ban Chiang Yun in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand - Viovio! Travel
		Ban Chiang Yun in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand - Viovio!
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	www.viovio.com /Earth/Asia/Thailand/Nakhon_Phanom/Ban_Chiang_Yun (247 words)

	Ban Chiang At in Nong Khai, Thailand - Viovio! Travel
		Ban Chiang At in Nong Khai, Thailand - Viovio!
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	Ban Chiang House - Jamaica Plain, MA - DineSite.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ban Chiang House - Jamaica Plain, MA - DineSite.com
		isiting Ban Chiang House, you'll find a restaurant that dishes up a Thai cuisine.
		More Reasons to Go: Ban Chiang House is great for groups.
	dinesite.com /info/rstrnt-59935/?%26t%3D37526 (108 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Teeth reveal rich pickings for men
		It seems hunter-gatherer men in south-east Asia travelled far and wide to find their bride, eventually settling in small farming communities.
		Alex Bentley, an anthropologist from the University of Durham, and his colleagues extracted teeth and bone samples from 42 different male and female skeletons buried in Ban Chiang, a village in north-east Thailand.
		Back in the lab the scientists analysed the chemistry of the samples, measuring levels of strontium, carbon and oxygen.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1650258,00.html (494 words)

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	destinia.com /guide/the+world/asia/thailand/ban+chiang/1-30002-30216-62146/main/en (169 words)

	Ban Chiang Individual Skeletal Data Records (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The twelve databases listed below contain metric and non-metric observations by individual burial excavated from the BC (1974 excavation) and BCES (1975 excavation) locales at Ban Chiang, Thailand.
		The CD-ROM provided with the first edition of the monograph on the Ban Chiang skeletons has been found to contain a few errors.
		Changes should be applied to the CD-ROM version enclosed with the monograph either manually by following this link corrections to database, webversion 1.1, or by replacing the corresponding database entirely using the links below.
	seasia.museum.upenn.edu /skeletal/skeletal_data.htm (701 words)

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