Residential Burial and the Metal Age of Thailand (Chapter 5)

Research at the Ban Chiang Archaeological Site reveals that metal age house societies, such as those of prehistoric Thailand, practiced residential burial, where corpses were interred close to living spaces. This mortuary practice is linked to long‐lived socio‐settlement systems marked by low inter‐community conflict. Analysis of burial ceramics indicates sub‐regional stylistic and technological groupings, suggesting territorial subdivisions within what appear to be acephalous and decentralized societies. The study combines archaeological evidence with anthropological insights to explore the social organization and spatial dynamics of these ancient communities.

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Residential Burial and the Metal Age of Thailand. Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association, 20(1), 59–78. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-8248.2011.01028.x