Ban Ang

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Ban Ang is an archaeological site in the plains of the clay jugs in the highlands of Laos .

Excavation history

The first excavations took place in the early thirties and were carried out by the French archaeologist Madeleine Colani .

Finds

In the central area of ​​the site there is a mound that contains a cremation site with two groups of graves with stone jars. The smaller group is on a raised place and was interpreted as a grave site for a ruling class. In addition to cowries , bronze bells and bracelets and knives, rings made of glass and carnelian were found as grave goods . Arrow and spearheads made of iron indicate the strong hunting activities of the inhabitants. Bronze was apparently cast locally, as evidenced by the remains of clay pits.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ M. Colani: "Mégalithes du Haut-Laos". Publications de l'Ecole française d Extreme-Orient (1935), pp. 25-26.
  2. ^ Shaw and Robertson (1999), p. 105

literature

  • Ian Shaw and James Robertson: A Dictionary of Archeology . New York: John Wiley & Sons 1999. ISBN 0631174230 .