new house

Terrain

General condition

The condition of the area is lowland. Originally there was a mound covered with dense trees. But nowadays it has been plowed for rice planting and found antiques such as earthenware fragments and brick fragments. spread on the ground Close to the archaeological site there is an irrigation canal from the Phet Dam running through (to the east, south and west. about 1 kilometer)

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Huai Tob

Geological conditions

The condition of the area is lowland. The soil characteristics are Phetchaburi soil series. Ban Mai Archaeological Site is far from Khao Krachiew. which is a small limestone mountain to the east about 2 kilometers and is approximately 11 kilometers west of the current coastline.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

In the new house area Explore archaeological evidence in 4 areas, namely Khok rice fields, brick oven bombs. (Bomb Brick), Nong Tut Tu (Don Tut Tu), and Na Nong Man The details are as follows (Chatchai Wordsart et al 1990 :69-72; Academic Division, Archeology Division 1993 :Office of Archeology and National Museum No. 1, Ratchaburi, 1998 :65-66)

1. Nai Rai Khok It is now a small mound. Surrounded by rice fields It was originally a large Don. but was plowed to adjust the area to expand the farming area In this area, bones were found burnt in clay pots. Buried in the soil about 50-60 cm deep, found about 100 leaves. And also found bricks in this area. In addition, from a survey of the academic department in the year 1993 found the same fragments of earthenware that had been found to contain fiery bones. and found a thin bronze container.

2. Boom brick kiln ( Brick bomb ) is now a farm There was a pile of bricks on the fields. Originally, this area was a high brick hill, but in 1987, the area was plowed for farming. until it became a plain as in the present The bricks found in this area are large bricks, coarse-grained, containing a lot of rice husks. The appearance and size are similar to the bricks found at Ban Mab Pla Khao Archaeological Site.

3. Nong Tut Tu ( Don Tut Tu ) is now a rice field On the rice fields found fragments of earthenware. tough texture Characteristics of Yuan's Annam wares (Academic Department Archeology Division 1993) and from the survey of Chatchai Wordsart and colleagues (1990) found that there were fragments of earthenware scattered throughout the area, about 200 meters wide. There are earthenware, green glazed pottery (Stoneware). glazes) and porcelain pottery, opaque white with blue paint under the glaze. From the source of the Qing kitchen stove and the Shantou stove, China, around the 23rd-24th Buddhist century.

4. Na Nong Man is now a rice field On the canal line, a large number of shards of coarse-grained earthenware were found. and found a lump of clay fire Originally, this area was a mound covered with dense trees. but was plowed for use as a field Around this area, the villagers call it "Nong Chang Noi", used to find scattered bricks. It may be another ancient site.

Baan Mai Archaeological Site, although it was heavily damaged. But from archaeological evidence obtained from surveys on the soil surface. The survey team initially assumed that this archaeological site was probably a Dvaravati community. Ages around the 12th-16th Buddhist century. The brick mounds and piles of bricks found in the area may be traces of the Dvaravati-era religious monuments (considering the appearance of large bricks and a lot of rice husks mixed in the bricks. which is a brick style in the Dvaravati period) from the amount of bricks found and the distribution of archaeological evidence covering a wide area This makes further assumptions that the Ban Mai Archaeological Site may be a large community in the Dvaravati period. have continued to live There is contact with other communities because of the fragments of clay pots from foreign countries. and should be closely related to the ancient communities around Khao Krachiew and Ban Map Pla Khao.

From the characteristics of archaeological evidence, location, area characteristics including the faculty environment The survey has grouped the new Ban archaeological site. To be in the same group as Ban Khao Krachiew and Ban Map Pla Khao, which is “Khao Krachiew Archaeological Site Group” (Office of Archeology and National Museum No. 1, Ratchaburi, 1998; Office of Archeology and National Museum No. 1) Ratchaburi 2543), which this group of archaeological sites is located in the fertile plains. on the east side of the Phetchaburi River The area around Khao Krachiew suitable for agriculture The location is in a transportation route, suitable for a stopover or a junction. The most common archaeological evidence is Earthenware and brick fragments spread over a wide area which is probably a rather large community There are also ancient ruins made of bricks. and Dvaravati architectural pieces