Archaeological site number 16, Mueang Si Mahosot

Terrain

General Condition

an abandoned ancient site It is located outside the ancient city of Sri Mahosot. northeast of the city It is about 370 meters from the moat.

Sri Mahosot ancient city surrounded by a moat It is located on a plain near forest and low mountains in the same valley as Dong Phaya Yen. San Kamphaeng Mountains and the Banthat Mountains There is a Bang Pakong River flowing through the area. It is about 10 kilometers north of the ancient city and about 16 kilometers west of the canal, Lam Phak Corian, flowing through the ancient city to the north. which flows together with Khlong Bang Phluang, which is about 3 kilometers south of the ancient city.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Bang Pakong River, Khlong Lam Phak Chi, Khlong Bang Phluang

Geological conditions

The condition of the ancient city was a sedimentary plain during the Holocene period.

As for geology, Prachinburi Province, which is in the eastern region, consists of the Green Mountain Range - Khao Chompoo. which has Triassic granite as the core of the mountain range. Khun In Mountain Range - Elephant Trunk Mountain and the guinea pig upside down The granite of Carboniferous is the broken axis of the mountain range, positioned in the north-south direction. From Ban Phe to Nong Yai Mountain range in Klaeng District Soi Dao Mountain Range - Khao Makok Which has granite as the core from Khlung District to Pong Nam Ron District and the Sam Ngam-Khao Saming mountain range from Khao Saming District to Pong Nam Ron District.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Archaeological site number 16 (027) is located outside the city on the northeast side. Fine Arts Unit 5, Fine Arts Department excavated on December 2-25, 1966, presumably as a viharn in the Dvaravati period. From the excavations found a terracotta with an angel pattern, presumed to be the image of Lord Krishna Yok Khao Korarathana, Dvaravati art, similar to those found from U-Thong. Suphanburi Province Pieces of earthenware, earthenware pots and earthen jars

It looks like an ancient base made of laterite and brick. The plan is rectangular shape, 13.80 meters wide, 14.55 meters long, with laterite slabs on the east and north sides of the building. There is a brick ruin in the middle.