Khlong Khu Mueang Doem Thonburi (Khlong Ban Khamin)

Terrain

General Condition

It was the former canal moat in the Thonburi era. The current condition is shallow. After the excavation, the floor was laid to show the symbol of the former Krung Thonburi city wall in front of the entrance of Soi Itsaraphap 44.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Chao Phraya River, Khlong Khu Mueang Doem, Khlong Ban Khamin, Khlong Mon

Geological conditions

Holocene sediments

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

The name "Baan Khamin" in the Thonburi era was a royal city. This is a community of craftsmen who produce famous turmeric powder. later changed to weld bael Until causing it to be called "Soi Matum" or "Alley Matum" in Soi Arun Amarin 23, which was originally called this alley. "Suan Anan Alley" which produces grapefruit peels for sale until it is called "Grapefruit Peel House" but later changed to quince. which has no evidence that it has changed since when But the official name was changed to Alley Matum as it is today. to conform to physical characteristics for easy recognition The name of Ban Khamin The only evidence left is the Chao Pho Ban Khamin Shrine. (Pung Thao Kong) A small Teochew Chinese shrine located near the intersection. which was built according to the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty and Ban Khamin Canal which is a canal which is part of the Krung Thon Buri moat It is in line along the back of people's houses from Matum Alley through the front of Wat Phraya Tham Worawihan. At present, it is only a shallow canal that has been encroached and has become only a drain to the Bangkok Noi canal.

In 2002, the Bangkok Public Works Department notified the Fine Arts Department about the construction of Arun Amarin Road to Itsaraphap Road. There is a work on the construction of the SEC bridge. Across the canal that may cross the city wall and the Thonburi moat canal, the Fine Arts Department has come to work to find the Thonburi city wall and other evidence. from the excavation of the canal in the area of ​​Ban Khamin Canal

Important archaeological evidence (Kannikar Sutheerattanapirom 2019)

1. Ancient style 1

The ancient site is made of bricks measuring 1x2 meters, approximately 5.5 meters from the Thon Buri Khu Mueang Canal. It is assumed to be the dam of the former canal.

2 . Ancient style 2

The ancient site is made of bricks, size 1.80x2.80 meters, 1.32 meters high, 25 meters from the Thon Buri canal. The top floor of the ancient site is 1 meter lower than Arun Amarin Road. The bricks found below are about 15 - 17 centimeters wide and about 32 long - 35 cm. and about 7 - 10 cm thick. The upper layer uses smaller bricks for construction, namely the bricks are approximately 17x10x5-7 cm wide. It is estimated that this is the Thonburi city wall.

3 . Overlapping layer of Thonburi Khu Muang Canal

Soil layer 1 It is a modern deposition layer, found brick fragments, shell fragments, tree roots, modern objects such as
cement fragments, nail fragments

Soil layer 2 It is an overlapping layer of the Thonburi moat canal in the past, found brick fragments, wood scraps, scraps of charcoal showing the use of living spaces along the canals. Later, the Thonburi moat canal is shallow and the canal is narrower. About 10-11 meters

Soil layer 3 It is the same soil layer that is likely to be of the same age as the boundary of the Thonburi moat canal.

After the excavation was completed, the hole was dug and the floor was laid showing the extent of the wall of the excavated area.