Episode 202 - The Dirt Goes Site-Seeing

This week, Anna and Amber debut a new (occasional) series: Site-Seeing! There are so many archaeological sites out there, and some of them tend to overshadow others. In order to learn about and showcase some lesser-known sites, your hosts will each present a brief exploration of a site previously unknown to either of them. This time, we feature Djenné, an ancient city in what is today Mali, and Ban Chiang, in what is today Thailand.

Links

• Djenne-Djenno (World History Encyclopedia)

• Old Towns of Djenné (UNESCO)

• Djenné, Mali (BlackPast)

• Djenné (Encyclopedia Britannica)

• A Tribute to Islam, Earthen but Transcendent (The New York Times)

• Initial Encounters: Seeking traces of ancient trade connections between West Africa and the wider world (Afriques)

• Great Mosque of Djenné (Khan Academy)

• Storage vessel from Northeastern Thailand (Asian Art Museum)

• The Ban Chiang Project - Background (Institute of Southeast Asian Archaeology)

• Carabel type pot (Institute of Southeast Asian Archaeology)

• Ban Chiang Pottery and Rice (Expedition)

• Ban Chiang National Museum

• The Ban Chiang Project - Metals Database (Institute of Southeast Asian Archaeology)

• South California Museum Raids (2008) (Trafficking Culture)

Image: (Left) The Great Mosque of Djenné (Right) Ceramic vessel from Ban Chiang