@article{fdi:010066050,
  title = {{O}f myths and metallurgy : archaeological and ethnological approaches to upland iron production in 9th century {CE} northwest {L}aos},
  author = {{E}vrard, {O}livier and {P}ryce, {T}. {O}. and {S}prenger, {G}. and {C}hiemsisouraj, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}ur recent discovery and excavation of a series of iron smelting furnaces, dated to the eighth and ninth century {CE}, near upland {R}met villages in northwest {L}aos, potentially sheds new light on the role of regional upland groups during the immediate pre-{T}ai period. {T}he oral tradition associated with these furnaces emphasises the role of an ancient population of metallurgists who left the area under pressure from the {R}met. {T}hese stories could refer to the actual arrival and departure (immigration and emigration) of a population of metallurgists in that area sometime during the second half of the first millennium {CE} or they can support the scenario of a dissimilation process. {T}he latter would explain the existence of a {R}met subculture that the locals regard as '{C}hueang {L}avae' villages, a differentiation that {K}arl {G}. {I}zikowitz had labelled '{U}pper {L}amet' in the 1930s. {O}ur finds show that archaeology and ethnology can both contribute to a much-needed reformulation of upland {L}ao history.},
  keywords = {{LAOS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {S}outheast {A}sian {S}tudies},
  volume = {47},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {109--140},
  ISSN = {0022-4634},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1017/s0022463415000491},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066050},
}