The Department of Archaeology and National Museum under the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture reported that the draft compilation of three sections of Myanmar’s uninterrupted historical timeline has been completed.
As part of the effort to document Myanmar’s connected and continuous history, drafts covering the prehistoric transitional period associated with Palaeolithic artefacts, the Stone Age, the Bronze and Iron Ages, and the early historic Pyu period have now reached completion.
Previously, only the “Basic Myanmar History”, written over 50 years ago, served as the primary reference. However, recent archaeological findings by local and international scholars, combined with scientific age-dating results from foreign laboratories, have enabled a more comprehensive and structured understanding of the Pyu period. Consequently, these advances support the feasibility of compiling a more complete and uninterrupted Myanmar historical timeline.
National-level discussions on the timeline took place at the National Museum (Yangon) on four occasions: the first on 20-22 June 2022, the second on 28-29 August 2023, the third on 7-8 August 2024, and the fourth in June 2025.
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