Ban Chiang, northeast Thailand. Volume 2C, The metal remains in regional context / Joyce C. White and Elizabeth G. Hamilton, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

White, Joyce C., 1952- editor.

Hamilton, Elizabeth G. (Elizabeth Garrett), editor.

Series:

University Museum monograph ; 153.

Thai archaeology monograph series

University museum monograph ; 153

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prehistoric peoples--Thailand--Ban Chiang (Udon Thani).

Prehistoric peoples.

Thailand--Ban Chiang (Udon Thani).

Metal-work, Prehistoric--Thailand--Ban Chiang (Udon Thani).

Metal-work, Prehistoric.

Ban Chiang (Udon Thani, Thailand)--Antiquities.

Ban Chiang (Udon Thani, Thailand).

Antiquities.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 218 pages) : illustrations.

Distribution:

[Philadelphia] : Distributed for the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology by University of Pennsylvania Press.

Other Title:

Volume 2C, The metal remains in regional context

Metal remains in regional context

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

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Summary:

"This third volume in the series is devoted to presenting and interpreting the metallurgical evidence from Ban Chiang, northeast Thailand in the broader regional context. Because the production of metal artifacts must engage numerous communities in order to acquire and process the raw materials and then create and distribute products, understanding metals in past societies requires a regional perspective. This is the first book to compile, summarize, and synthesize the English-language copper production and exchange evidence available so far from Thailand and Laos in a thorough and systematic manner. Chapters by Vincent C. Pigott and Thomas O. Pryce examine in detail the mining and smelting of copper in several sites, and the lead-isotope evidence for the sourcing of artifacts found in two of the consumption sites included in the study. Another chapter compiles the metal consumption evidence, including results of technical studies on prehistoric metals recovered from more than 35 si tes excavated in central and northeast Thailand. This compilation demonstrates important regional variation in chaînes opératoires, allowing explication and synthesis of the technological traditions found in this region during prehistory. The review and compilation sheds new light on the social and economic context for the adoption and development of metallurgy in this part of the world. One key insight is that Thailand presents a case for a "community-driven bronze age," where the choices of peaceful local communities, not elites or centralized political entities, shaped how metal technological systems were implemented in this region. This fresh perspective on the role of metallurgy in ancient societies contributes to an expanded global understanding of how humans have engaged metal technologies, contributing to debunking the conventional paradigm that emphasized a top-down view and a standardized metallurgical sequence, a paradigm that has dominated archeometallurgical studies fo r the last century or more"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Providing a regional socioeconomic context for prehistoric metallurgy in Thailand / Joyce C. White

Prehistoric copper mining and smelting in Southeast Asia : evidence from Thailand and Laos / Vincent C. Pigott

Lead isotope characterization and provenance of copper-base artifacts from Ban Chiang and Don Klang / T.O. Pryce

The archaeometallurgy of prehistoric northern northeast Thailand in regional context / Elizabeth G. Hamilton and Joyce C. White

A regional synthesis of early metal technological systems in prehistoric northeast and central Thailand / Joyce C. White and Elizabeth G. Hamilton

Conclusions : placing metals in social contexts in prehistoric Thailand / Joyce C. White.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-209) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ban Chiang, northeast Thailand. Volume 2C, The metal remains in regional context.

ISBN:

9781934536995

1934536997

OCLC:

1139738369