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Ban Chiang, Northeast Thailand, Volume 2B - Metals and Related Evidence from Ban Chiang, Ban Tong, Ban Phak Top, and Don Klang (Hardcover)
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Ban Chiang, Northeast Thailand, Volume 2B - Metals and Related Evidence from Ban Chiang, Ban Tong, Ban Phak Top, and Don Klang (Hardcover)
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The foundation of archaeometallurgy is the study of excavated
assemblages of metals and related remains. This volume presents in
detail how the metals and such remains as crucibles excavated from
four sites in northeast Thailand have been studied to understand
the place of metal objects and technology in the ancient past of
this region. In addition to typological examination, hundreds of
technical analyses reveal the technological capabilities,
preferences, and styles of metal artifact manufacturers in this
part of Thailand. Detailed examination of contexts of recovery of
metal remains employing a "life history" approach indicates that
metal objects in those societies were used primarily in daily life
and, only occasionally, as grave goods. The most surprising find is
that casting of copper-base artifacts to final form took place at
all these village sites during the metal age period, indicating a
decentralized final production stage that may prove to be unusual
for metal age societies. These insights are made possible by
applying the methods and theories introduced in the first volume of
the suite of volumes that study the metal remains from Ban Chiang
in regional contest. Thai Archaeology Monograph Series, 2B
University Museum Monograph, 150
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