Ku Muang Bua

Terrain

General Condition

Ku Muang Bua is located in Dong Pu Ta. Or the villagers call it "Don Ku" looks like a mound next to a moat on the south side of the ancient city of Ban Muang Bua. The archaeological site is located on a mound about 200 x 250 meters, about 5 - 6 meters high from the plain.

Important waterways include Large trunk It is about 500 meters from the north side of the archaeological site. Lam Tao It is approximately 2 kilometers from the south side of the archaeological site.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Lam Siew, Lam Tao

Geological conditions

Ban Muang Bua Archaeological Site Located on the Sanpatong series (SP) soil, classified in coarse-loamy, mixed, Oxic Paleustults (USDA), formed by sediments from old rivers that have been deposited on the middle terrace. It looks quite smooth to the undulating slope slightly with a slope of 2-4%. This soil is very deep. have good drainage It is expected to have moderate to fast water permeability. There is moderate surface water runoff. The groundwater level is usually more than 2 meters deep in the dry season (Suphawadi Inthaprasert 2002:11).

The base rock is mudstone in the Phu Thok rock category (Kpt) in the Korat group.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Ku Muang Bua is located in Dong Pu Ta. Or the villagers call it "Don Ku", Ban Muang Bua archaeological site. It looks like a mound next to a moat on the southwest side of the ancient town of Ban Muang Bua. The archaeological site is located on a mound about 200 x 250 meters, about 5 - 6 meters high from the plain. There were traces of a moat surrounding it. It is now clearly visible on the north side.

The ancient hill is covered with dense trees. The archaeological site has been converted into the village's grandfather's shrine. Along the eastern slopes of the ancient site, fragments of sandstone and laterite architecture were scattered everywhere. Inside, there are traces of illegal excavation for ancient artifacts.

The ancient monument was made of laterite. There are some sandstone in some parts that support the weight. The walls are solid on all 4 sides, the east side serves as the entrance door on only one side. The rest of the three sides are fake doors. (Which is still visible on the south side). The archaeological site faces east. Around the castle was found a lintel of Indra on the Erawan elephant. Bapuan Khmer Art Age around the 16th Buddhist century fell 1 piece from the inquiry know that in the past there had been excavated on the south side of the president's castle. Found sculptures of men and women. which used to be enshrined on a sculpture base located in front of the main castle (Suphawadee Inthaprasert 2002 :13; Koravalai Mongmarongsi and colleagues 1999 :4; Sukanya Baonerd 2010 :96) The present has disappeared. which the villagers believe is related to folk legends The story "Sang Sinchai" and found an idol with an elephant's head and a human body. From such characteristics, it probably means Ganesha. From such information, it can be assumed initially that The missing sculptures of men and women It may be the idol of Lord Shiva and Queen Uma. Which is a family of Lord Ganesha and is often found together in archaeological sites dedicated to Lord Shiva (Subhavadi Indraprasert 2002 :13), so Ku Muang Bua may be a religious place in Hinduism, Shaiwi sect is also possible.

This archaeological site may have been modified in the 18th Buddhist century because laterite was used as the main material for construction. According to the ancient style that was popularly built during that time Or may use sandstone construction materials such as lintels of the previous period. (The art form on the lintel is a Baphuon period of Khmer art. 16th Buddhist century) can be used again around the 18th Buddhist century, but because this ancient site is very damaged. And no archaeological excavation has been done. Therefore, the exact age cannot be determined. but can be assumed initially that This Bua Muang Kua probably dates back to the 17th-18th Buddhist century.

History of the City of Bua (Kornvalai Thongmarongsi et al. 1999 :5)

The people of Bua today probably lived in this place about 200 years ago when people migrated from Vientiane. All Bua residents know that their village is an old city. and is believed to be a Khmer city Old people tell each other that in the past The lotus city is called Muang Te. It is an outpost of Saketun City. (Former name of Muang Kaset Wisai) When the city of Kaset Wisai was established around 1872, Muang Te was reduced to under the power of Chao Kaset Wichai. (Vector rhizomes) Ban Don Samrong later, Muang Tae was renamed the city of lotus. It is located as there is a common swamp in this area. There are many types of lotus flowers.