via Bangkok Post, 21 October 2022: Thailand hopes to improve its capacity for scientific research and dating of archaeological sites and artefacts, starting with a site in Chiang Mai.
Tassha, TAS, and the Fine Arts Department will kick off the project at the Wiang Tha Kan archaeological site in San Pa Tong district of Chiang Mai. The site comprises several ruins believed to date from the Hariphunchai Kingdom from about 1,100 years ago, he said.
The team will apply modern technologies including light detection and ranging (Lidar) which is a remote sensing method for examining ruins, and advanced technology for calculating the dates of ancient artefacts or even genes of ancient people’s bones.
