little stable

Terrain

General condition

Stable Noi is an ancient site in the group of Wat Pho Ta - Son-in-law. which is a group of ancient sites in the plains area of ​​the northern ridge of Phu Phra Bat The area surrounding the ancient site is a forest.

The condition of the source is a rock shed consisting of stones 3 meters wide, 8 meters long, 1.8 meters high from the ground, stacked on a small rock core. and the stone shed extends outward until it can be seen as two rooms, the north room and the south room (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010 :36)

Phu Phra Bat is a small sandstone mountain. A child in the Phu Phan mountain range or Phu Phan Kham. The average height above sea level is about 320-350 meters. The west of the mountain is steep. and cant descend to the east.

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 a trace 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 condition of the Little Horse Stable archaeological site is a stone shack consisting of stones 3 meters wide, 8 meters long, 1.8 meters high from the ground, stacked on a small stone axis. and the stone shed extends outward until it can be seen into 2 rooms, namely the north room and the south room, details (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010 :36) are as follows:

North room It is 2.5 meters wide and 3.7 meters long. There are traces of decorating the stone shed by chiseling the wall into a room. And in front of the stone shed, several stones were arranged along the edge of the stone shed. Which from the nature of the stones are arranged to form a wall or a wall around the room to the north of the Little Stable Stone Shed

Southern room It is 2 meters wide and 4.3 meters long. There are traces of decoration of the stone shed by chiseling the walls and floors to be smooth. and the ground was extracted into several holes (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010 :36)

The artifacts found consisted of 7 sema leaves embroidered around the stone shed (it is believed that originally there were 8) (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010 :38-39)

The leaf 1 west side It looks like a lotus petal sandstone parapet, width 0.63 meters, thickness 0.35 meters, height 1.9 meters.

The leaf 2 southwest side It looks like a lotus petal sandstone parapet, 0.38 meters wide, 0.36 meters thick, 1.75 meters high.

The leaf 3 On the south side, there is a lotus petal sandstone parapet, width 0.44 meters, thickness 0.33 meters, height 0.87 meters.

Baith 4 southeast side It looks like a lotus petal sandstone parapet, 0.57 meters wide, 0.33 meters thick, 1.8 meters high.

The leaf 5 east side It looks like an octagonal sandstone parapet, 0.49 meters wide, 0.31 meters thick, 0.94 meters high.

The leaf 6 north east side It looks like an octagonal sandstone parapet, 0.43 meters wide, 0.26 meters thick, 0.52 meters high.

The leaf 7 On the north side, a parapet is in a very damaged state. It is assumed that it is an octagonal sandstone parapet.

Pitakchai Chatuchai (2010 :40) analyzed that from the nature of the source, it was a stone shed surrounded by sema leaves and modified by dividing the stone shed into 2 rooms. The north room was assumed to be a room. with the introduction of large stones arranged to form the walls of the room which should be useful for the accommodation of monks or practitioners The south room is connected to the north room, which is an open-air room where the floor and walls are leveled. which should be used as an enshrinement of Buddha images or idols in Buddhism.

Therefore, considering the use of the Little Stable Stone Sheds, Therefore, it may be assumed that it is used as an ordination hall. and used as a place of worship for monks in the historical era (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010 :40)