| Abstract: |
This paper presents a comparative petrographic study of ceramic samples from two sites located in geographically similar environments in northeastern Thailand: Ban Don Thong Chai and Ban Chiang. The site of Ban Don Thong Chai is a mound situated in Sawangdaedin District, Sakon Nakhon Province. Ban Chiang lies in Udon Thani Province, approximately 30 kms west of Ban Dong Thong Chai. Based on a typological study of pottery vessels and other classes of artefacts, burial rituals and soil stratigraphy, it is believed that both archaeological sites belong to the same cultural tradition. The results of this research suggest that, despite similarities in form and stylistic attributes, the ceramic vessels from both sites are significantly different from each other in terms of temper composition. This research was conducted while the author was a graduate student in the Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University during 1998-1999 (Bubpha 1999).
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