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oapen-20.500.12657-762022023-09-13T03:33:35Z Designs on Pots Van Esterik, Penny heritage studies, social archaeology, pottery designs, Thai studies bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GM Museology & heritage studies bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPH Political structure & processes bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HD Archaeology The prehistoric site of Ban Chiang in northeast Thailand challenges the narrative of Thai origins, while at the same time appealing to the public’s vision of Thailand as an early centre of civilization. Ban Chiang demonstrates the complexity of constructing national heritage in modern Thailand, where the Thai national narrative begins and ends with Buddhism and the monarchy. Designs on Pots. Ban Chiang and the Politics of Heritage in Thailand contributes to the literature on cultural preservation, repatriation, fake antiquities as souvenirs, and the ethics of collecting and demonstrates how heritage tourism intersects with the antiquities market in Asia. Ban Chiang itself is important for rethinking the model of indigenous development in Southeast Asian prehistory and provides informed speculation about the borders between prehistory, proto-history, and history in the region, challenging current and past models of Indianization that shape the Thai state’s heritage narrative. 2023-09-12T12:24:35Z 2023-09-12T12:24:35Z 2023 book 9789463728461 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/76202 eng Asian Heritages application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9789048554980.pdf Amsterdam University Press 10.5117/9789463728461 10.5117/9789463728461 dd3d1a33-0ac2-4cfe-a101-355ae1bd857a 9789463728461 207 Amsterdam open access
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The prehistoric site of Ban Chiang in northeast Thailand challenges the narrative of Thai origins, while at the same time appealing to the public’s vision of Thailand as an early centre of civilization. Ban Chiang demonstrates the complexity of constructing national heritage in modern Thailand, where the Thai national narrative begins and ends with Buddhism and the monarchy.
Designs on Pots. Ban Chiang and the Politics of Heritage in Thailand contributes to the literature on cultural preservation, repatriation, fake antiquities as souvenirs, and the ethics of collecting and demonstrates how heritage tourism intersects with the antiquities market in Asia. Ban Chiang itself is important for rethinking the model of indigenous development in Southeast Asian prehistory and provides informed speculation about the borders between prehistory, proto-history, and history in the region, challenging current and past models of Indianization that shape the Thai state’s heritage narrative.
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