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About Thailand
The area between the 6th and the 20th line of latitude (see Full
Map of Thailand
) that is now known as
Thailand has since ancient times been the home of highly developed civilizations,
long before it was "discovered" in the 16th century by Europeans (as a matter of fact, even before
the Thai themselves arrived there). The earliest evidence of settlement is the Ban
Chiang culture that existed in the 5th century B.C. in the Northeast of Thailand (many remains
have been found in a small village near Udon Thani). The Ban Chiang people (their exact identity
has not yet been determined) knew bronze, iron, ceramics, and ceremonial burials.
They cultivated rice and kept domesticated animals. In the 3rd century A.D. they disappeared,
for reasons still unknown today.
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