Archeology
Many of the Prehistoric Thailand sites are sited on the plateau, with some bronze relics of the Dong Son culture having been found. The World Heritage Ban Chiang archeological site, discovered in 1966, yielded evidence of bronze making beginning circa 2000 BC, which lacks evidence of weaponry so often associated with the Bronze Age in Europe and the rest of the world. The site appears to have once been part of a broader culture, until abandoned circa 200 AD, not resettled until the early 19th century. None Nok Tha in the Phu Wiang District of Khon Kaen yielded evidence of an Iron Age settlement dating from 1420 to 50 BC.
The region was once under the suzerainty of the Dvaravati, and later under that of the Khmer Empire, and is dotted with the ruins of Khmer resthouses located about 15 miles, or a day's walk, apart, along Khmer highways. The chapels were not just places of rest, but also hospices and libraries, and typically included a baray (pond.)
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