Research & Article

Non Muang Kao was excavated as part of an effort to illuminate the origins of complex polities in Northeast Thailand and the rest of Southeast Asia. This large site, ringed by several channels, may represent an important prehistoric centre. Non Muang Kao, which was occupied during the Iron Age, revealed several burials containing Phimai black ceramic vessels and glass beads. Many of the burials were lined with a white clay and some were filled with burnt rice. A succession of floors made from the same clay as that in the burials were also discovered. One floor contained structural features including the remains of a wall and a post which had clay packed around it.