This book, the research report of the Thai-French Prehistoric Research Project in the second phase between 1996-1999 that was a cooperative project began by the Fine Arts Department of Thailand and the French government, represented by the Guimet Museum in Paris, the National Center of Scientific Research and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This report presents the preliminary results of excavation at Ban Wang Hi archaeological site, Mueang District in Lamphun Province, including the analysis results of the various types of uncovered archaeological evidence and artifacts like as human remains, potteries, bronze ornaments, beads, and iron tools.

Based on the excavation results, more than 30 burials including the jar burials and some burnt bones were discovered. But due to poorly preserved of these remains, only one individual can use to determine sex. For age at death determination, there are three infants and children, seven adolescences, and nineteen adults. The general oral health of this population is good because there are low rates of carious lesions and calculus, however there is one specimen presented the synostosis of ribs, vertebrae, sacrum and coxal bones.

Accordance with all uncovered burials at Ban Wang Hi revealed that there is only one mortuary layer, and each burial either found with or without any grave goods. The individual who buried with some grave goods like as iron tools or many ornaments possibly reflected their social status. In addition, all can be divided into burial cluster that suggested to their kinship or personal social status.