Accidental Found
History of this civilisation was discovered by chance from a stumble down the earth by fragment of pottery of Mr. Steve Young, a student of anthropology at Harvard University, when he attended the field studies at Ban Chiang over 50 years ago. Fragments of pottery strike his mind very much. Then, Ban Chiang civilisation has been opened the door to the world, officially. When pieces of pottery were brought to archaeologists throughly examined.
Ban Chiang pottery has been discovered by the locals for a long time without anyone knowing the truth of them. When found, villagers brought them to the community leaders to store. There were some who sold to antiques collectors. These potteries are rare to be in perfect condition. Because they were made for the burial, that had to be smashed before being placed over the corpses and, or being buried a long time.