In den 70er Jahren fand man nahe dem Dorf Ban Chiang bei groß angelegten Ausgrabungen Tonscherben, die schön mit eleganten Bändern bemalt waren, so genannte Bandkeramik. Man konnte sie auf ein Alter von 7000Jahren datieren. Auch Waffen und andere Gerätschaften wurden ausgegraben. Sie bewiesen, dass diese erhöhte Stelle, auf der das heutige Dorf steht, von 3600v. Chr. bis 200 n. Chr. besiedelt war und danach verlassen wurde. Das Gebiet wurde zur World Heritage Site erklärt.
The present-day inhabitants migrated from Laos only about 200 years ago. The people living here before ate rice and since 1700 BC they used bronze tools that were cast in sandstone moulds. This was an archaeological break-through, because until then the scientists assumed that the oldest civilisation in Asia and maybe even the "cradle of humanity" was in China. However, the findings of these excavations give the clear evidence that the Ban Chiang civilisation predated it.
Parts of the finds are displayed in a brilliant museum which is very informative and even shows English labels. The exhibition on the ground floor gives an overview of the excavation findings, particularly the bronze works as well as the development of ceramics, the use (in the earlier periods for funeral urns for children and for burial gifts) and the methods of decoration and workmanship. The second floor houses an exhibition on the history of the excavations. A display of an example of a traditional village in the Northeast ”Present-Day Ban Chiang” serves as a counterpoint to the historic findings. More excavation finds are shown in an adjoining building, however the presentations are less interesting. During the season, the museum is open daily from 8.30 h – 17 h, entrance 30 baht.
Visitors can tour the excavation site at Wat Po Sri Nai. The ceramics, animal and human bones are still at their original place at various levels. Entrance fee 30 baht. It is worthwhile to make a stop on your way to Ban Chiang in Ban Kham-Oo situated at KM 49 on the main road to Sakon Nakhon. According to traditional methods large jars, pots and vases are made without using potter's wheel and they are being dried at the road side. In hard labour the clay is beaten in the right shape with a wooden mallet. The ceramics are colourfully painted in the village of Ban Omdaew, located just before Ban Chiang.
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