Stone shed near His Majesty the King's feet 2

Terrain

General Condition

The stone shed near His Majesty's Foot Lang Tao 2 is in the group of paintings of the Buddha's footprint. It is located in Ban Muang Phan, Mueang Phan Subdistrict, Ban Phue District, Udon Thani Province, which is a flat area in the southern ridge of Phu Phra Bat. Important ancient sites in this group are:Buddha's back foot Stone shed near King's lagoon 1, stone shed near King's lagoon 2, stone shed near King's lagoon 3 and Tham Keng or Tham Kwang

Stone Shed near King's Foothill 2, about 20 meters north of the Rock Shed near His Majesty's Footstep 1 (Phayao Khem Nak 1996:152). two cubes The upper rock is 4 meters wide, 8 meters long and the lower rock is smooth on one side. As a result, the interior of the stone shed is formed into a room 2 meters wide, 2 meters long, 2 meters high from the floor, and has two entrances:the north and the south of the stone shed (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010:189) )

Phu Phan or Phu Phan Kham is a sandstone mountain range that lies in the north-south direction. in the west of Udon Thani Province and Sakon Nakhon Basin

The general condition of Phu Phra Bat is sparse forest. There are natural vegetation types such as hardwood trees, maka wood, red wood, Ching Chang wood, Pradu wood, and deciduous dipterocarp trees. On Phu Phra Bat, there are many open stone terraces, rocks and sandstone sheds scattered around. caused by the action of water and wind on the sandstone.

Because there are quite a lot of hardwood covered. Together with many other natural plants, Phu Phra Bat is classified in the National Reserved Forest Area, “Pah Khuean Nam”, and is the source of many streams such as Huai Hin Lat, Huai Dan Yai, Huai Hin Rong, Huai Nang Usa and Huai Khok Khat. which flows into the east, confluence with the Mekong River at Tha Bo District Nong Khai Province

The plains surrounding the mountains are mainly cultivated for rice and cassava. The eastern valley of Phu Phra Bat is the largest valley characterized by undulating plains. Most of the area is cultivated for rice and cassava. This valley is commonly known as Lup Phan.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Huai Hin Lat, Huai Dan Yai, Huai Hin Rong, Huai Nang Usa, Huai Khok Khad, Huai Mong, Mekong River

Geological conditions

Phu Phra Bat is a sandstone hill. in the Phu Phan Noi mountain range at the edge of the western plateau of Udon Thani Sandstone is white, orange, pebbled, grit consists of quartz, chert, red talc. some igneous rocks with traces There are shale and gravel interspersed. It is in the Phu Phan rock unit, Korat series, in the lower - mid-Cretaceous period, or about 90-140 million years ago. The sandstone in the area has outstanding geological features. Because there are different properties in each floor. and has undergone geological erosion by water and wind. Makes the appearance of the landscape that is strange in many areas, such as Hor Nang Usa, Tham Chang, Father Ta's coffin, Thao Baros coffin, Nang Usa coffin, Pho Ta temple, Phra Ku Nang Usa cave, Nang Usa pond. Quail Stone Shed as well as the geological, physical and geological features found in the sandstone. which is a clear stratum or sedimentary rock For example, showing interleaving layers with gravel layers. An oblique-level display showing a change in water flow direction. (Department of Mineral Resources 2009 :38-39)

various shapes formed from sandstone and gravel sand have different texture The highly durable rock layers protrude into rock sheds. or a layer of rock overlaid on top The less durable rock layers will erode. or being eroded or is a concave part under the hard rock Become a rock shed or a rocky cliff such as Hor Nang Usa, etc.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

The patterns of color paintings appearing on the stone shed wall. Can be divided into 2 points, which is written in red lines The wall of the stone shed on the west side It has a continuous parallel line pattern with curved lines and squares. and paint the picture as a line drawing in red As for the wall of the stone shed on the south side There are many lined patterns, approximately 50 centimeters long (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010:190; Archeology Division 1989a:113) At present, there are traces of a fire inside the stone shed. causing the image to fade in large numbers (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010 :190)

Pitakchai Chatuchai (2010:191) assumed that from the nature of the source is a rock shed that can be used as a shelter from the sun and as a place to live as well. Therefore, the rock paintings near Phra Phutthabat Lang Tao 2 are suitable for living as well.

The found color paintings are probably symbols to represent the possession or territorial possession of a family or group of people for use as a residence during the Late Prehistoric, Metal Age, circa 3,000- 2,500 years ago (Pakchai Jatuchai 2010 :191)

In addition, Pitakchai Chatuchai (2010 :189) also suggested another observation that This group of stone sheds near the Buddha's feet. It is a group of rock sheds that are densely packed. and the stone shacks were set close to each other. They are all large. Suitable for use as a residence as well. Some stone shacks appear in color paintings. Therefore, it can be assumed that the group of people who live in the area of ​​the rock shed near the Buddha's footprint is probably a large group of people who live together to collect hunting and hunting products. The symbols are written to represent the possession or ownership of the living space.