Nyaung-gan

Nyaung-gan is a Bronze Age cemetery in central Myanmar, and was the first site in Myanmar to have artefacts dating to the Bronze Age [1]. The ancient cemetery is located south of Nyaung-gan village in central Myanmar, 120 km northwest of Mandalay [1]. The cemetery has an area of 75 m by 180 m (13,500 m2) and sits at an elevation of 107 m [1]. A majority of the burials were aligned with the head pointing north, with a few exceptions where they were buried pointing south [1]. Of the 43 individuals found 36 were adults and seven were infants or children [1]. Items that were collected at this site include bronze tools, both animal and human bones, pottery and stone tools [1].