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Touted by UNESCO as the foremost prehistoric settlement in Southeast Asia, the archaeological site of Ban Chiang in Thailand's Udon Thani Province is famous for its rich cultural and historical heritage. Declared as a World Heritage Site in 1992, it is an ancient burial ground containing millions of pottery artifacts and skeletons of the primitive humans. The people who once inhabited this place left evidence of an early form of agriculture and knowledge of bronze metallurgy. It is widely believed that the relics they left behind date back to 5,000-7,000 years ago.

Discovered in 1966, it would probably never have turned up in history if not for one of the freakiest accidents. While working on his thesis, Stephen Young, who was then a student of anthropology from Harvard, tripped himself over a protruding tree root and landed on his face - incredibly right in front of the exposed rim of a buried piece of pottery. Eight years after, a massive excavation project started with the goal of unearthing the vast trove of ancient treasures that are hidden in the ground.

At present, most of the excavated artifacts are displayed in the prominent Ban Chiang National Museum, including a plethora of pottery relics that were made in the distinctive "Ban Chiang Ceramic Tradition." The style is mostly typified by burnt-ochre swirl designs, S-shaped curves and swirling incisions. Apart from these, one can also see preserved skeletons and a horde of bronze tools such as axes, sickles, chisels, fish hooks, spearheads and ladles just to name a few. Anyone who visits the place is imbued with a sense of curiosity and reverence.

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