Khao Na Wang Mee

Terrain

General condition

Khao Na Wang Mi is a limestone mountain in the limestone mountain range in the Ratchaburi rock group. The mountain has a length along the north-south line about 900 meters. The mountain is 40-140 meters above the mean sea level. Currently, trees are covered everywhere. The area surrounding the mountains is a plain formed by the deposition of foothill sediments and stationary erosion. The height above sea level is about 20 meters. Currently, it is a rubber plantation, palm plantation and residential area of ​​the people.

On the north side of the mountain in front of Wang Mi There is a grass canal flowing through it. This canal will flow to the south with the Krabi Yai Canal. finally flows out into the canal, Pak Nam, Krabi and the Andaman Sea. Currently, the Andaman coast is approximately 13 kilometers south and east of Khao Na Wang Mi.

Moreover, Khao Na Wang Mee is located to the south of the mountain behind the school. which has important archaeological sites that are tens of thousands of years old is an archaeological site behind the school cliff The two archaeological sites are approximately 1 kilometer apart.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Khlong Ya Sai, Khlong Krabi Yai, Khlong Pak Nam Krabi, Andaman Sea

Geological conditions

Khao Na Wang Mi is a limestone mountain in the limestone mountain range in the Ratchaburi rock group. Permian period, about 286-245 million years old.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Khao Na Wang Mi is located in the area of ​​Moo 2, Moo 3 and Moo 7, Thap Phrik Subdistrict, Mueang Krabi District, Krabi Province. Since 2006, prehistoric archaeological evidence has been found. scattered in caves and sheds of this mountain range, such as fragments of pottery Stone tools, animal bones and shells

The Fine Arts Department excavated this archaeological site in 2007 to examine evidence in the blast and shale concession area. Found important archaeological evidence (Department of Fine Arts, PSU) including:

1. scraps of earthenware (Earthenware) is decorated with striped rope patterns, polished, watered with soil, and smoked the surface once more.

2. Stone cores and stone shards left over from cracking and repairing stone tools. From the classification of rocks, it was found that it was not a rock found in that area.

3. Tools made from animal bones a pointed tool By bringing a long piece of animal bone to scrub the rain to make one end sharp.

4. Animal bone parts Found relatively complete bone fragments of small animals such as monkeys, lemurs, monitors, tortoises, porcupines, porcupines, snakes, squirrels, barking deer, birds, small rodents, etc.

5. Shells, found in freshwater shells, marine mollusks and mountain mollusks

6. Human skeleton found 1 skeleton, an adult human skeleton. incomplete condition It is very weathered and broken. Found the left shin bone. upper end of the right tibia left-right fibula right femur ankle bone metatarsal toe bone Forearm bones left-right Wrist bones and left-right hand bones and skull parts

7. Traces of bonfires, etc.

For this reason, the concession was subsequently suspended.

As for the northern part of the mountain range, the archaeological site of Shed Pha To Chong was discovered in 2009 and excavated in 2011 by Dr. Ben Marwick of the University of Washington found evidence during the suspicion. Late stocene to Holocene (16,000–2,000 years ago)

Data from the Fine Arts Office 15 Phuket indicates that in 2014, the Fine Arts Office 15 Phuket surveyed Khao Na Wang Mi again. Two more caves were found and the archaeological site was excavated at Khao Na Wang Mi 57/1, which is a rock shelter on the east side of the mountain. One ancient human skeleton was found, along with a terracotta vessel and one round-bottomed pot each. It is assumed that this area was used as a cemetery or a prehistoric funeral place. Stone Age, then sent samples of the found pottery fragments to find the scientific age by means of Thermoluminescence At Kasetsart University, the age was 2,762±34 years ago (Phanuwat Ueasamarn et al. 2022:108).

while other areas Mountains have found fragments of earthenware. Stone tools, animal bones and shells are numerous, which are evidence of ancient human habitation or subsistence. such as the archaeological site of Pha Toh Chong Many caves and shelters in the same mountain range. as well as other mountains Nearby

From archaeological work, it was found that the area around Khao Na Wang Mee shows traces of people's use of the area since prehistoric times, about 4,000-2,000 years ago, using it as a temporary residence and a cemetery area. The body was buried in a stretched supine position. which is likely to be related to nearby archaeological sites The cave behind the school Na Sang Thien Cave, Khao Na Fai Fire, etc., is an area that is a group of important prehistoric archaeological sites in the south.