Archaeological site number 17, Mueang Si Mahosot

Terrain

General Condition

an abandoned ancient site It is located outside the eastern moat. Approximately 100 meters from the city moat, currently located in the area of ​​the people's houses.

The ancient city was surrounded by a moat and an embankment. 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 No. 17 was originally named as Archaeological Site No. 028, presumably as a round chedi. It is located outside the moat on the east side. Fine Arts Unit 5, Fine Arts Department excavated during 26 – 31 December 1966, found coarse-grained earthenware pieces, clay pots and earthen jars. Dvaravati period

The shape is a round chedi base made of laterite and used laterite compacted in the middle. Diameter about 20 meters, height 3 meters. From the excavation of ancient monuments in 1966-1967 found a ton of cylindrical laterite columns. Diameter 22 meters, height 3 meters, arranged on the south side, number of 3 trees on the northeast side of the archaeological site. There is a small pond 3 locations

The ancient site is now deteriorated. The area was converted to an orange orchard.