A six week archaeological training and collaborative research program run by Penn Museum’s Dr. Joyce White concluded in mid-March in Luang Prabang, Laos. Training for this phase of the Middle Mekong Archaeological Project (MMAP) Spring 2009 was provided by the Lao Department of Heritage, scholars from three British universities, two Thai archaeologists, UNESCO-Bangkok, the Lao Department of Geology, as well as IT, database, and public communications specialists from the Penn Museum. Thirteen Lao culture heritage managers from government branches in three provinces participated in program. The training was funded by the Henry Luce Foundation as part of its support of Penn Museum’s four-year program for “Strengthening the Future of Southeast Asian Archaeology: Investigating the Prehistoric Settlement of the Middle Mekong Basin.”
- The Middle Mekong Archaeological Project
- The Ban Chiang Project
- Read more at Antiquity, Vol 83, Issue 319, March 2009
Photo: Dr. Joyce White works with trainees on a mock-up of the bilingual MMAP 2009 exhibit presented to Lao government officials and citizens at the end of training in Luang Prabang.
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