Ban Tam Yae
Ban Tam Yae ( Thai : บ้าน ตำแย ) is an archaeological site in the province of Nakhon Ratchasima in the northeast region of Thailand , the so-called Isan .
Location and excavation history
Ban Tam Yae is located in the Phimai area , one of the most important centers of the Khmer culture of Angkor in northeast Thailand. Excavations were carried out by David J. Welch during the 1980s .
Finds
A total of nine layers were uncovered with archaeologically interesting finds, the lowest of which contained remains of bronze production, while the seven position showed the earliest evidence of iron processing at this location. Remains of cattle and pigs have been found, the earliest bones of the water buffalo come from location four. Although a large number of pottery was secured, there are no graves.
The pottery has features that indicate four different stages of manufacture, including: a .:
- 1000 to 600 BC BC (Tam Yae phase)
- 600 to 200 BC Chr. (Prasat phase)
- 200 BC BC to 300 (classical Phimai phase)
Individual evidence
- ^ D. Welch: "Settlement pattern as an indicator of socio-political complexity in the Phimai region". In: DT Bayard (Ed.): Southeast Asian Archeology at the Xv Pacific Science Congress , (1984), pp. 129-151
literature
- Charles Higham and Rachanie Thosarat: Prehistoric Thailand: from early settlements to Sukhothai . Bangkok: River Books 1998. ISBN 9748225305 .