Thailand History Guide » Prehistory http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:14:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Prehistory : Time line http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/prehistory-time-line/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/prehistory-time-line/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:04:32 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=772 3000 BC : First civilizations in Mesopotamia.     2700 – 2300 BC : Egyptian pyramids of Kheops, Khephren and Mykerinos built.     1765 – 1122 BC : Shang Dynasty.     566 – 486 BC : Buddha.     219 BC : Hannibal crosses the Alps.

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/prehistory-time-line/feed/ 0 Ban Chiang http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/ban-chiang/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/ban-chiang/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:24:37 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=749 The discoveries of a prehistoric culture at Ban Chiang, in the northeastern province of Udon Thani, have aroused considerable archeological controversy, with some historians questioning the early dates originally ascribed to the appearance of copper and bronze. Most now accept that the initial dating of 4000 BC is too early but still maintain that the [...]]]> The discoveries of a prehistoric culture at Ban Chiang, in the northeastern province of Udon Thani, have aroused considerable archeological controversy, with some historians questioning the early dates originally ascribed to the appearance of copper and bronze. Most now accept that the initial dating of 4000 BC is too early but still maintain that the two metals could possibly be elated to between 2500 Be and 2000 BC -later than their first appearance in the Middle East but approximately contemporaneous with copper in Chinaand that Thailand had a true Bronze Age. Painted pottery found in the burial sites at Ban Chiang and elsewhere in the northeast was produced relatively late in the culture’s history, between 1000 BC and 500 BC, The most recent level of the Ban Chiang excavation is dated at around 2S0 Be.

Ban Chiang

Ban Chiang

Ban Chiang

Ban Chiang

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/ban-chiang/feed/ 0 Hoabinhian http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/hoabinhian/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/hoabinhian/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:13:56 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=745 This term was coined by a French archeologist in Vietnam in the 1920’s and covers a period from around 120,000 – 2000 Be. The earliest Hoabinhian tools in Thailand were found in caves in Mae Hong Son and Kanchanaburi. In the former, the American archeologist Chester Gorman found tools and seeds of various cultivated plants [...]]]> This term was coined by a French archeologist in Vietnam in the 1920’s and covers a period from around 120,000 – 2000 Be. The earliest Hoabinhian tools in Thailand were found in caves in Mae Hong Son and Kanchanaburi. In the former, the American archeologist Chester Gorman found tools and seeds of various cultivated plants including betel nut, black pepper, bottle gourd and cucumber. These have been dated by carbon-14 tests to as far back as 9700-6000 BC, far earlier than previously suspected. More sophisticated tools like the polished adze and the edge-ground knife appeared in the cave around 6800 BC Pottery has also been found at the same level.

Hoabinhian

Hoabinhian

Tripod

(c. 2000 BC) This pottery tripod was found at Ban Kao, in the Kanchanaburi province.  It was probably  copied from a tin prototype, and is reminiscent of the Chinese bronzes of the Han Dynasty.

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]]> http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/hoabinhian/feed/ 0 Pleistocene http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/pleistocene/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/pleistocene/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:47:44 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=740 Evidence of Pleistocene cultures, dating from 600,000 – 130,000 BC, have been found in various parts of Thailand, from Lampang in the north to Krabi in the south.  The earliest implements found were pebble tools, followed by early flake tools (300,000 – 290,000 BC), then by Proto hoabinhian pebble tools (140,000 – 13,000 BC)

Rock Paintings

Several [...]]]> Evidence of Pleistocene cultures, dating from 600,000 – 130,000 BC, have been found in various parts of Thailand, from Lampang in the north to Krabi in the south.  The earliest implements found were pebble tools, followed by early flake tools (300,000 – 290,000 BC), then by Proto hoabinhian pebble tools (140,000 – 13,000 BC)

Rock Paintings

Several caves or rock faces are decorated with paintings from simple handprints to complete tableaux showing scenes of hunting, fishing and dancing.  These could dae back to the 4th century BC.  Some are easily accessible, like those at Khao Chiang Ngam, 124 miles from Bangkok on the road to Khorat.

Rock Paintings

Rock Paintings

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