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The finds have been dated from roughly 1,000,000–500,000 years ago in the Pleistocene. Stone artefacts dating to 40,000 years ago have been recovered from, e.g., Tham Lod rockshelter in Mae Hong Son and Lang Rongrien Rockshelter in Krabi, peninsular Thailand. [4]
Thailand has the highest percentage of arable land, 27.25%, of any state in the Greater Mekong Subregion. [236] About 55% of the arable land area is used for rice production. [237] Agriculture has been experiencing a transition from labour-intensive and transitional methods to a more industrialised and competitive sector. [234]
The known early history of Thailand begins with the earliest major archaeological site at Ban Chiang. Dating of artifacts from this site is controversial, but there is a consensus that at least by 3600 BCE, inhabitants had developed bronze tools and had begun to cultivate wet rice , providing the impetus for social and political organisation.
The Historical Atlas set of maps was first published by the Royal Thai Survey Department around 1935–1936. [4] The History of Thailand's Boundary map (also referred to as Evolution of the Boundary of Thailand) was also first produced in 1935, though it was a different version that rose to prominence in 1940, amid the spread of the Pan-Thaiist ideology supported by Phibun's government, with ...
Thailand: 6 November 1767: King Taksin the Great reunifies Thailand, establishing a new kingdom and repelling Burmese invasions Timor-Leste: 28 November 1975: East Timor declares its independence but was occupied by Indonesia: 20 May 2002: Independence was recognised by the international community following the UN-sponsored act of self ...
This is a list of territories and polities that have been considered colonies. Colonies of European countries. British. Harbour Street, Kingston, Jamaica, c. 1820 ...
Temperatures in parts of Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand have been regularly exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) this month. Meanwhile, Thailand set an all ...
Some territories in the eastern part of Thailand (independent state, but after Franco-Siamese conflict of 1893, Thailand has lost 3 provinces during the next 15 years) Chanthaburi Province (1893-1904) Trat Province (1904-1907) Dan Sai District (in the area of the Loei Province: 1903-1907) India