Wat Sa Phang

Terrain

General Condition

The area around Ban Bua Simma, where Ku Ban is located, is undulating and undulating. The area that connects with the Lan Tapak River area and scattered mounds Baan Bua Simma is one of those hills. by a low mound It is about 5 meters higher than the surrounding area that is an agricultural area. There are few large mounds around, namely Non Nok Chaeng, Don Pu Ta, Don Tan and the mound along the entrance to Wat Sa Phang on the north side.

The soil inside the Bua Sim house was made into the soil of the Phon Phisai series. The surrounding area is Phimai soil. The geomorphology is sandstone in the Phu Kradueng rock category. There is a “Huai Nam Lai” flowing through the south of the community. and will eventually flow out into the Chon River, approximately 900 meters to the south.

The condition of the Bua Simma house is now a community. There are densely populated houses.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Nam Chuan, Huai Nam Lai

Geological conditions

The soil inside the Bua Sim house was made into the soil of the Phon Phisai series. Geological characteristics of the archaeological site are classified as Phu Kradueng rocks. The lowest part is sandstone, red, reddish-brown, and reddish-gray. It often contains mica. Some places have thin layers of limestone interspersed. The middle layer consists of sandstone, mudstone, reddish-brown and purple. There are clinker and clinker layers. The rock layers are often covered with thick sediment. Outcropping is rarely found. There are mica sandstone and pebbles. Switch layers appearing at regular intervals. The upper part is alternating powdery sandstone, sandstone, mudstone, and pebbles, calcareous, red-gray and gray-green. The top rock layer outcrops is a red-brown sandstone cliff and has some alternating layers of powdery sandstone. The sandstone layer is 30 cm thick to more than 1 meter. The general rock layer is relatively easily eroded. Conditions of sediment accumulation in rivers with strong currents along the trench. and precipitated on both sides of the river basin, swamp and marsh in a semi-arid climate of 180-145 million years (Department of Mineral Resources 2009:17-18).

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Wat Sa Phang is located in the ancient community of Ban Bua Simma. Inside the temple, there is important archaeological evidence, which is a sandstone parapet, which is placed in many leaves. It is assumed that it was a sema in the Dvaravati period. Has been registered as an ancient site

A survey conducted by the Fine Arts Department in 1983 found that Baan Bua Simma can be divided into 4 parts:Baan Bua Sima, Don Pu Ta, Don Tan and Nonok Krang. Ancient sites and antiques Within Wat Sa Phang, 15 sema blades and 1 sandstone naga were found, as well as a survey to make a plan to announce the registration of the ancient monuments of the Fine Arts Department in 2003.

From the 2014 survey of the Sirindhorn Anthropology Center (Public Organization) found that Wat Sa Phang Today it is a temple that is still in use. It is a royal temple under the Maha Nikaya. The southern area of ​​the temple is close to the temple gate and the sermon hall. (On the east side of the chanting hall) found 14 sandstone parapets encircling the area in a circle, including 1 sandstone naga fragment, 16-17 meters south of the serpent parapet. Against the temple wall, another piece of sandstone sema (pillar?) was found lying on it. In total, 15 sandstone parapets and 1 sandstone naga were found, according to survey results in 1983 and 2003. Northeast from the area where the parapet was found There is one ancient rectangular pond.

The current location of the parapet is slightly different from 2003, with the parapet number 14 (according to a 2003 survey) missing from its original position. is beside parapet number 15 in the area adjacent to the temple fence in the south But there appears 1 additional parapet in the encirclement, located between the 1st and 12th parapet, which may be the 14th parapet that has been moved? But the abbot of Wat Sa Phang, who has been a native of Ban Bua Sim since birth (Currently 83 years old) informs that these parapets have never been moved from their original position. Also, the position of the tree has changed.