HERITAGE RECORD · 575

Ban Chiang Archaeological Site

班清考古遗址

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Ban Chiang is considered the most important prehistoric settlement so far discovered in South-East Asia. It marks an important stage in human cultural, social and technological evolution. The site presents the earliest evidence of farming in the region and of the manufacture and use of metals.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ584125 ↗

Area30 ha

Administrative areaQ17115113

WikipediaBan Chiang ↗

Chinese Wikipedia班清考古遺址 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

Cultural archive

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UNESCO record lead

Brief synthesis The Ban Chiang Archaeological Site is a large, prehistoric earthen mound located in an agricultural area in the Ban Chiang Sub-district, Nong Han District of Udon Thani Province in northeast Thailand, within the watershed of the Mekong River.

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