ancient monuments porcelain kiln

Terrain

General Condition

Sukhothai's Sangkhalok pottery kiln is found in the north. next to Wat Phra Phai Luang especially in the northern ridge of Wat Phra Phai Luang or on the banks of the Mae Joan moat About 800 meters from the moat in the north of Sukhothai, some part along the ridge on the west side of Wat Phra Phai Luang.

Sukhothai is located on the plains of the river (Terrace) in the eastern foothills of the Pratak Mountains. The sediment deposited thus consists of soil, gravel, sand that is carried by the water from the mountains.

From the foothills, the area has a slope to the east to the Yom River, which is approximately 11 kilometers east of the ancient city. Klong Sao Ho which is a straight stream on the south side and Mae Lamphan Canal on the north and east side of the city and flows into the Yom River at the present Sukhothai Province.

The area between the ancient city of Sukhothai and the Yom River is a marsh. There are frequent floods and some places have been trapped in water for months. Therefore, it may be one of the reasons why Sukhothai Old City is not located on the riverbank plain.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Mae Joan River, Mae Lampan Canal, Yom River

Geological conditions

Sukhothai is located on the plains of the river (Terrace) in the eastern foothills of the Pratak Mountains. which is a sedimentary mountain range in the Permian and Triassic periods consisted of many horns The sediment deposited thus consists of soil, gravel, sand that has been carried by water from the mountains. The soil is the Mae Taeng soil series (Mae Taeng series:Mt).

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Sangkhalok is a name that means pottery produced during the Sukhothai period. both in Si Satchanalai and Sukhothai It is the making of crockery that is glazed in various colors such as green, kale, brown, clear glaze over various drawings, such as Sangkhalok, which is widely sent to sell outside of Sukhothai territory. both in the territory of present-day Thailand such as in Ayutthaya, in the southern region, and can also be found in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan (Special Chia Chanphong 2003 :22)

The Sukhothai furnace is located outside the city wall on the north side of Sukhothai. scattered on the banks of the Mae Joan moat Found on both sides of the road today. a brick stove Build on an embankment or a high hill. Explore 52 stoves.

Most of the kilns in Sukhothai were made of bricks or raw bricks. It is not a kiln that is dug into a natural mound like some kilns at Si Satchanalai. because in the excavation of the Fine Arts Department found this brick kiln built on the shale layer which is the lowest soil layer of Sukhothai (Special Chea Chanphong 2003 :22)

Most of the kilns in Sukhothai are an Updraft kiln, a round kiln, small in size, with a perforated floor to heat the heat from the fire compartment below. Sometimes referred to as “Takrab Kilns”, the heat generated by combustion is high enough to burn stoneware. However, this type of furnace is used to produce clay-fired low-temperature utensils. (Earthenware) or may be a furnace used to burn utensils for the first time (Biscuit firing) before being used to burn the glaze (Piyawadi Limpaphan 1984 :36)

In addition, there is also a hot air blast furnace. Or horizontal cooling (Crossdraft kiln) large, with the chimneys and power channels in line with each other to cool the horizontally called "hoods" found 10 stoves. This type of stove is used to produce tough vessels (Stoneware). ) This type of furnace has an oval-curved roof, solid construction, located on a slope of about 10-30 degrees, from the chimney part down to the container and the combustion chamber. The structure of the furnace is shaped like a boat with a hood or a turtleneck. Pipes were used to repair the damaged part of the furnace. This type of furnace will burn heat up to 1200 degrees Celsius (Piyawadi Limpaphan 1984 :36)