An important outlying site is at Otein Taung, 2 km south of the Ananda temple in the walled city of Old Bagan. The name "Otein Taung" is a descriptive name meaning "pottery hill"; there is another Otein Taung on the north side of Beikthano. The site of Otein Taung at Bagan actually consists of two different mounds separated by 500 meters.

The decorative plaques of Bagan are the oldest attested glazedpieces in Myanmar, even though Chinese Tang Dynasty records of the 9th century mention that the capital of the kingdom of Piao (probably around the region of the modern city of Pyu in central Myanmar) already had a surrounding wall of bricks that were covered in a green glaze and was ...

I visited Yandabo Village on a stop when going by boat from Mandalay to Bagan, so it was unexpected. It was really interesting to see how the villagers make the pottery in a traditional way. A good side trip.

2018年2月1日 · Preliminary pottery data indicates that Sriksetra and Bagan were similar but differed in several significant aspects, including internal settlement patterns and presence or absence of Chinese ceramics.

Part of Otein Taung, a "pottery hill" in the middle of the urban complex, has now been radiocarbon dated between A.D. 650 and 830. A new survey of the spread of "Pyu" fingermarked bricks has located these cultural markers, widespread in Myanmar in the first millennium A.D., in more than 50 buildings at Bagan.

2016年1月12日 · In the main part of our paper we highlight recent discoveries, especially of ceramic kilns in Lagunbyee, Bago Myaungmya, and Bagan. Chemical analyses of the glazes, and the techniques used for making earthenware will also be discussed. * Written in collaboration with Dr. Myo Thant Tyn, President of the Myanmar Ceramic Society.

Yandabo is a small village situated on the eastern bank of the Ayeyarwady River, and between Bagan and Mandalay. Despite of being a famous historical site where the Yandabo Treaty was signed to end the first Anglo-Burmese war, the village is also famous for pottery making tradition and the villagers'

Pots were not only used to store or to cook food but also as burial urns that held gold and jewelry inside them. The remains of some old pots used during the Pyu civilizations were discovered, providing evidence that pottery had been used since then [5th Ccentury]. Shards were also found in Bagan and Mrauk-U regions.

Bagan is considered a key tourism highlight and gives you the opportunity to experience an authentic, rural life from a bygone age. Breathtakingly picturesque, Bagan was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan from the 9th to the 13th century, and a visit to the museum offers deeper insight into its history.

Orthogeneity, Settlement Patterns and Earthenware Pottery Distribution in Bagan. Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide.