Ban Tai Rai

Terrain

General Condition

The archaeological site, including the surrounding area, is now an agricultural area. Both rice cultivation and fruit orchards The archaeological site is located 800 meters west from Sukhumvit Road, 4.5 kilometers west of the Trat River, and 14 kilometers north of the Gulf of Thailand.

The archaeological hill is about 20 meters high from the surrounding area that is a paddy field on the west side of the hill adjacent to Khlong Thai Wang. The hill area in the part adjacent to the Khlong Thai Wang canal has been excavated to scoop up soil and rocks for sale. (By the consent and agreement of the owner, Mr. Samer Imthasarn and the contractor) until the level is equal to the ground floor. At present, the area on the hill is an agricultural area, orchard (rambutan, durian) of Mr. Samer Imthasarn

Surveys in the area found a small pavilion or shrine, made of brick blocks, with a galvanizing roof. It is located at Rimnin on the west side. near Khlong Thai Wang Inside the shrine, there is a bronze heap in Dong Son culture located as the base and body. (The front of the drum was not found) There was a plastic steering wheel and a cloth wrapped around the drum. In front of the drum, there are incense burners and candles. In addition, beside the drum, there is another earthenware and white glazed earthenware. Provide information that it is a pottery found in an archaeological site.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Trat River

Geological conditions

Ban Thai Rai Archaeological Site It is located in the northwest of Trat town. It looks like a high hill or a hill in the undulating area. The underlying rock geological features are sedimentary rocks. Volcanic sandstone type The level of the area has a slope from the west, which is a mountain range (Khao Rakam) to the east to the Trat River.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Ban Thai Rai Archaeological Site is a prehistoric archaeological site, about 3,000-2,500 years ago. Important artifacts include a giant drum, a hagger, a drum face diameter of about 71 centimeters, and a drum body of about 83 centimeters. of this place Shows the spread of Dong Son culture in Northeastern Thailand.

In addition, other antiquities were found in the prehistoric age, such as pieces of bronze bracelets. 15 carnelian beads, square cut in the center of the bulge. human bone fragment Iron tools, ax with a bong, a halberd with a bong, and a pickaxe with a bong were found 1 each (Office of Archeology and National Museum 4, Prachinburi, 1991, 88)

In the area in Wang Krachae sub-district, there are other prehistoric archaeological sites such as Ban Sam Ngam Archaeological Site. In which two drum drums were found, the earliest pattern was the combed tooth pattern, the diagonal pattern of circles arranged together. The stripes between the halos are stars. (Office of Archaeology and the 4th National Museum, Prachinburi, 1991, 89)