Map Pla Khao House

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General Condition

Ban Map Pla Khao Archaeological Site Located on the east side of Ban Map Pla Khao. The original environment was Tako and Sakae forests. is now a rice field The area that was supposed to be an archaeological site became a plain. no traces of the hill But on the ground, there are bricks and mortar scattered everywhere about 10 meters wide. Villagers say that this ancient site was originally larger than the human level. There are a lot of bricks But about 10 years ago being plowed for use as a farming area and the way to Wat Nong Mai Lueang (in Mueang Phetchaburi) has excavated a lot of bricks from this ancient site to make a church base.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Huai Tob

Geological conditions

The area around the archaeological site is a lowland area. Located about 10 kilometers from the current coastline, there is Khao Krachiew, a limestone mountain. Located about 3 kilometers from the source to the southwest, there is a creek flowing through the south side, far from the source. 1.5 kilometers

Archaeological Era

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Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

From a survey of Chatchai Wordsart and others (1990 :65-68), as well as the Office of Archeology and the National Museum 1 Ratchaburi (1998), various artifacts were found that were mostly from the source. Map Pla Khao Archeology or as the villagers call "Bom Brick Kiln" (Bom is a plain) located in the east of the village Such antiquities as

Brick Brick fragments were found scattered throughout the area. It is a large brick, size 20-21 cm wide and long. 35 cm. and thick 8-8.5 cm. with coarse texture and a lot of rice husk mixture.

Round laterite Found 2 pieces of diameter. 90 cm., another piece with diameter Center diameter 50 cm. The two pieces are 6 cm thick, drill a hole in the middle width. 10 cm. with cement plaster Currently at Wat Map Pla Khao (explored in August 1996 found one large piece And from the survey of Chatchai Wordsart and his team found laterite pieces that can be assembled into a round shape.) This round laterite is assumed to be a component of chedi-style architecture. is a component of the top (In Indian architecture it is called “Chatwalee”). Such antiques have been found in U-Thong City, Suphan Buri Province and the Ancient City of Moat. Singburi Province

Stucco architectural ornament pieces Found 1 piece, currently in the possession of a villager (Ms. Chalao Malakorn) who was found in an ancient site. Looks like a person's face, damaged condition, round face, long ears, flat back. (For architectural decoration) size width 9 cm. height 13 cm.

Fire clay clay Some of the skin was burned until the silica melted to form a plastered glass. Part of the surface. Prof. Phasuk Intrawut commented that it might be a part of a kiln.

Crush Made of Andesite stone (Andesite) size 20 cm long, 8 cm in diameter, damaged condition, no traces of use.

Crushed stone pedestal or Buddha base? It is a rectangular pedestal overlapping two floors, made of fine-grained stone, measuring 18 centimeters wide, 35 centimeters long and 12 centimeters high.

From various archaeological evidence The survey team assumed that This archaeological site is a religious site built of brick and laterite. may be a pagoda because found architectural elements made of laterite round and laterite pieces that form a sphere Religious places may be decorated with stucco sculptures such as portraits.

From the pattern of bricks and round laterite slabs. as found in the religious sites of the ancient city of Ban Khu Mueang, Sing Buri Province, which is a community in Dvaravati culture. Therefore it can be said that Ancient sites found at Ban Map Pla Khao It may be a religious place in Dvaravati culture. likely related to Ban Khao Krachiew and Ban Mai archaeological sites (Office of Archeology and National Museum No. 1 Ratchaburi 1998:68)