Definition: The Phu Lon complex is a copper mining and smelting Bronze Age culture on the Mekong River beginning about 1500 BC, and the name of the type site in Thailand. Excavations at Phu Lon were conducted in the mid 1980s by Vincent Pigott and Surapol Natapint at the MASCA project at University of Pennsylvania.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
Examples:
Non Nok Tha, Phu Lon
