Huay Hin Lad Rock

Terrain

General Condition

Huay Hin Lad Rock in the Huai Hin Lad group In the east of the group of Wat Phra Phutthabat Bua Bok and on the east side of Phu Phra Bat The area is in an area with dense forest cover. And the surrounding area is a sloping stone floor. The villagers therefore called the area "Huai Hin Lat" after the name of the nearby Huai Hin Lat, which is a small river that meets with the Mong River at the lower part of Ban Tio. It is a group of 2 sources of color paintings, namely, Huai Hin Lad Stone Shed. Rock sheds beside irrigation ponds or rock sheds near Phra Phutthabat Buabok reservoir

The condition of the source is a rock shed consisting of small stones located on a raised stone courtyard, with a width of 4 meters, a length of 5 meters, and a height of 2 meters from the ground. resulting in a wall and a stone shed roof that extends to the north By protruding about 1.5 meters and the source of paintings is near Huai Hin Lad (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010 :157).

Phu Phra Bat is a small sandstone mountain. A child in the Phu Phan mountain range or Phu Phan Kham. The average height above sea level is about 320-350 meters. The west of the mountain is steep. and cant descend to the east.

Phu Phan or Phu Phan Kham is a sandstone mountain range that lies in the north-south direction. in the west of Udon Thani Province and Sakon Nakhon Basin

The general condition of Phu Phra Bat is sparse forest. There are natural vegetation types such as hardwood trees, maka wood, red wood, Ching Chang wood, Pradu wood, and deciduous dipterocarp trees. On Phu Phra Bat, there are many open stone terraces, rocks and sandstone sheds scattered around. caused by the action of water and wind on the sandstone.

Because there are quite a lot of hardwood covered. Together with many other natural plants, Phu Phra Bat is classified in the National Reserved Forest Area, “Pah Khuean Nam”, and is the source of many streams such as Huai Hin Lat, Huai Dan Yai, Huai Hin Rong, Huai Nang Usa and Huai Khok Khat. which flows into the east, confluence with the Mekong River at Tha Bo District Nong Khai Province

The plains surrounding the mountains are mainly cultivated for rice and cassava. The eastern valley of Phu Phra Bat is the largest valley characterized by undulating plains. Most of the area is cultivated for rice and cassava. This valley is commonly known as Lup Phan.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Huai Hin Lat, Huai Dan Yai, Huai Hin Rong, Huai Nang Usa, Huai Khok Khad, Huai Mong, Mekong River

Geological conditions

Phu Phra Bat is a sandstone hill. in the Phu Phan Noi mountain range at the edge of the western plateau of Udon Thani Sandstone is white, orange, pebbled, grit consists of quartz, chert, red talc. some igneous rocks with traces There are shale and gravel interspersed. It is in the Phu Phan rock unit, Korat series, in the lower - mid-Cretaceous period, or about 90-140 million years ago. The sandstone in the area has outstanding geological features. Because there are different properties in each floor. and has undergone geological erosion by water and wind. Makes the appearance of the landscape that is strange in many areas, such as Hor Nang Usa, Tham Chang, Father Ta's coffin, Thao Baros coffin, Nang Usa coffin, Pho Ta temple, Phra Ku Nang Usa cave, Nang Usa pond. Quail Stone Shed as well as the geological, physical and geological features found in the sandstone. which is a clear stratum or sedimentary rock For example, showing interleaving layers with gravel layers. An oblique-level display showing a change in water flow direction. (Department of Mineral Resources 2009 :38-39)

various shapes formed from sandstone and gravel sand have different texture The highly durable rock layers protrude into rock sheds. or a layer of rock overlaid on top The less durable rock layers will erode. or being eroded or is a concave part under the hard rock Become a rock shed or a rocky cliff such as Hor Nang Usa, etc.

Archaeological Era

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archaeological essence

There are patterns of colored paintings appearing on the central area of ​​the stone shed ceiling. written in red It is a picture of a continuous rectangular shape at the corner for a long line. Grid picture mixed with straight lines and parallel lines zigzag (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010 :157) Size of picture length 60 cm., line thickness approx. 0.5-1 cm. (Archaeological Division 1989a :151)

Pitakchai Chatuchai (2010 :158-159) assumed that because the Huai Hin Lad Hin Lad looks like a rock shed protruding 1.5 meters in front and the front of the source is a similar rock shed and almost in succession Therefore, it can be used as a residence or to avoid the sun and rain. Therefore, it can be said that this source of paintings at Hin Lad has the characteristics of being used for the purpose of being the dwelling place of the late prehistoric people. The color paintings found are probably symbols to represent the possession or territorial possession of a family or group of people for the benefit of living.