Ban Chiang Burial 127 Bronze Phase
Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇭 Udon Thani, Thailand
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About Ban Chiang Burial 127 Bronze Phase
Ban Chiang Burial 127 Bronze Phase in Udon Thani, Thailand is a Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal mound diameter 45 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 17.4100N 103.2570E controls access to Udon Thani resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tumulus for Udon Thani, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Elite burial mound with chamber and earthen tumulus
- Rediscovered
- 1975 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction of Ban Chiang Burial 127 Bronze Phase main structure
c. 1915
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1975–2005
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Ban Chiang Burial 127 Bronze Phase) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
17.4100° N · 103.2570° E · 185 m · 3 mapped features
Ban Chiang Burial 127 Bronze Phase — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tumulus — Mound diameter 45 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
17.4108° N · 103.2579° EBan Chiang Burial 127 Bronze Phase — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
17.4090° N · 103.2563° EBan Chiang Burial 127 Bronze Phase — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
17.4115° N · 103.2582° E