Terrain
Caves/Shelves, MountainsGeneral Condition
Handwriting Cave 3 is a large sandstone boulder located on the rocky ground. It is about 300 meters southeast of Handan Cave 1 and is a triangular shaped rock facing up. causing a cavern of rocks beneath To the south and southeast of the stone are smooth walls. There are traces of colored paintings
Handwriting Cave 3 is located on the Phu Phan Kham mountain range. that stretches along the north-south line and is the eastern edge of the Ubolratana Dam The geomorphology is sandstone in the Phu Kradueng rock category continually with the Phra Viharn rock category. The western foothills are the deposition area of convective sediments and mountain sediments. Currently, it is an agricultural area, 750 meters further is a road and Ubonrat Dam (Ram Nam Chuen), respectively.
The general condition on the hill is a deciduous forest. There were few large sand boulders scattered everywhere. The soil is sandy loam. The path leading up to the swamp
Height above mean sea level
250 metersWaterway
Invitation River
Geological conditions
The geomorphology is sandstone in the Phu Kradueng rock category continually with the Phra Viharn rock category.
Archaeological Era
prehistoricera/culture
Late prehistoric timesArchaeological age
4,000-3,000 years ago (Phayao Khemnak 1989 :273)Types of archaeological sites
cave art sitearchaeological essence
The painting appears under the rock on the south and southeast sides. written in dark red There is a picture of a person who is sprayed on the right hand. with the image of crooked lines mixed with double and parallel lines similar to the portrait of a tree branch Commonly found in color painting sources in the Northeast (Department of Fine Arts, 1989; Northeastern Archeology Project 1985; Payao Khemnak 1996)
Phayao Khemnak (1989:273) assumed that the condition of the painting source was a narrow cliff. not close enough to prevent danger Therefore, it is not suitable for permanent residence. Therefore, the author of the picture is probably a group of people living on the plains. It is a community in agricultural society, about 4,000-3,000 years ago.