Stone shack on the east side of Wat Pho Ta

Terrain

General Condition

The stone shack on the east side of Wat Pho Ta 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. Wat Pho Ta and the stone sheds around Wat Pho Ta are in the northeast of Hor Nang Usa. near the stream

The condition of the source is a stone shed, about 10 meters east of Wat Pho Tama. The stone shed is located in the midst of a stone courtyard (Archaeological Division 1989a:173). A stone shed, 4.5 meters wide, 5 meters long, 2 meters high from the ground, is located on a rock. 2 large stones, giving the appearance of a gap in a stone shed Inside the stone shed, there are patterns of colored paintings (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010 :99)

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 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

Wat Pho Ta and the stone sheds around Wat Pho Ta are located in the northeast of Hor Nang Usa, near the stream. The condition of the source is a stone shed, about 10 meters east of Wat Pho Tama. The stone shed is located in the midst of a stone courtyard (Archaeology Division 1989a :173) A stone shed, 4.5 meters wide, 5 meters long, and 2 meters high from the ground, is located on two large stones, giving the appearance of a gap within the rock shed. Inside the stone shed, there are patterns of colored paintings (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010:99), first discovered in 1978 by the Northeastern Archeology Project. Later, further surveys were conducted in 1980 and 1984 (Sataporn Kwanyuen et al. 1985 :29).

Inside the stone shed, a pattern of colored paintings appeared on the ceiling of the stone shed on the east side. written in red It is a picture of 3 contiguous curved lines. Similar to the claw marks (Phayao Khemnak 1996 :137) or the writing experiment (Phayao Khemnak and Monchan Namthip 1990 :20)

Pitakchai Chatuchai (2010:100) assumed that people used this area in the past. From the nature of the source, it is a large and hollow rock shack inside. Can be a shelter from the sun as well. Therefore, this rock shed is suitable for living or as a temporary shelter while hunting in the forest.

The color paintings found are probably symbols to represent the possession or territorial possession of a family or group of people to use as a residence. or territory for hunting and hunting In the late prehistoric period, the metal period, about 3,000-2,500 years ago (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010 :100)