The Excavation of Iron Age Working Floors and Small-Scale Industry at Ban Non Wat, Thailand

Duke, Belinda; Carter, Alison K.; Chang, Nigel

doi:10.5334/pia.345

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“…However, there is a risk, in this context, that the social associations of floors become attached uncritically to the sedimentary feature; such confusion between physical descriptors and assumed prehistoric function is not uncommon in archaeology (Boyd and Chang, 2010). Similar compacted sedimentary features have also been identified, tentatively, elsewhere at Ban Non Wat as working floors related to the small-scale metal working and salt production (Duke et al, 2010). One of the defining characteristics of any living floors is that they represent a thin occupation surface (Dibble et al, 1997).…”

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Multi-element characterization of archaeological floors at the prehistoric archaeological sites at Ban Non Wat and Nong Hua Raet in Northeast Thailand

Kanthilatha

Boyd

Chang

2017

Quaternary International

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Multi-element characterization of archaeological floors at the prehistoric archaeological sites at Ban Non Wat and Nong Hua Raet in Northeast Thailand

Kanthilatha

Boyd

Chang

2017

Quaternary International

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“…There is archaeological evidence for small-scale iron metallurgy being conducted at Non Ban Jak, Noen U-Loke, and Ban Non Wat (Duke et al 2010;Higham 2016a;Higham et al 2014). This activity may have contributed to an increased risk of injury associated with the heavy manual labor required for processing ore and metalsmithing.…”

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A Bioarchaeological Study of Trauma at Late Iron Age to Protohistoric Non Ban Jak, Northeast Thailand

Pedersen¹,

Domett²,

Chang³

et al. 2019

Asian Perspectives

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The Late Iron Age to early historic period site of Non Ban Jak (ca. fourth to eighth centuries A.D.), in the Upper Mun River Valley, northeast Thailand, provides one of the largest and best preserved skeletal samples from an important period of change in social and technological complexity in prehistoric Southeast Asia. This study assessed the patterning of individual-level trauma prevalence and long bone fracture rates in this community to determine the level of risk of injury and the possible relationship with cultural change. One quarter (25.5%) of adults experienced antemortem or perimortem trauma. This level of trauma is high when compared to other Iron Age sites in the Southeast Asian region. Injury patterning suggests the majority of antemortem trauma is the result of accidental injury through occupational hazards and lifestyle activities. However, cranial injuries such as a depressed fracture, facial fractures, and perimortem sharp force trauma, as well as a possible parry injury and multiple trauma observed in some individuals, are indicative that at least a portion of the population had been engaged in interpersonal violence. This study emphasizes local variation. Non Ban Jak is one of only a few excavated sites that contributes to an understanding of the transition from the late Iron Age to the early protohistoric period in Thailand as well as the wider region in Southeast Asia.

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“…Small-scale household salt production is still common among the rural rice farmers of Northeast Thailand with archaeological evidence indicating the processing methods have remained consistent (Duke et al 2010;Nitta 1997). Furthermore, rice and salt fermented fish are a staple part of the local diet.…”

Section: Prehistoric Salt Archaeology In Northeast Thailand and The G...mentioning

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“Please Pass the Salt” – An Ethnoarchaeological Study of Salt and Salt Fermented Fish Production, Use and Trade in Northeast Thailand.

Yankowski

Kerdsap

Chang

2015

JIPA

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Northeast Thailand is known for salt production, both today and in the past. Prehistoric salt sites are found throughout the region and ethnographic and historical data demonstrates the importance of salt as a commodity as well as for preserving and fermenting fish. This paper explores the archaeology and cultural history of salt and salt fermented fish products in Northeast Thailand and the Greater Mekong Delta region. Using archaeological, historical and ethnographic data, it addresses how the foods we eat and our preparation methods can be deeply rooted in our cultural history and identity, and discusses the ways in which they can be studied in the archaeological record to learn about the past.

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The Excavation of Iron Age Working Floors and Small-Scale Industry at Ban Non Wat, Thailand

Cited by 8 publications

References 2 publications

Multi-element characterization of archaeological floors at the prehistoric archaeological sites at Ban Non Wat and Nong Hua Raet in Northeast Thailand

Multi-element characterization of archaeological floors at the prehistoric archaeological sites at Ban Non Wat and Nong Hua Raet in Northeast Thailand

A Bioarchaeological Study of Trauma at Late Iron Age to Protohistoric Non Ban Jak, Northeast Thailand

“Please Pass the Salt” – An Ethnoarchaeological Study of Salt and Salt Fermented Fish Production, Use and Trade in Northeast Thailand.

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