Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC) public organization is an academic institution in Thailand, established in 1992, with an aim for systematic gathering, processing and servicing of anthropological data scattered throughout the country.
The centre was initiated by Silpakorn University in 1991, started as a faculty-equivalent unit within the university, and later became an autonomous organisation in 2000.
The institute is named after Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess of Thailand.
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