Hin Yai Dan Yai 3

Terrain

General condition

Dan Yai Stone Shed It is a color painting in the Huai Hin Rong group. The terrain is a flat area at the foothills of the southern part of Phu Phra Bat. which is on the east side of the mountain There are 9 colored paintings in this group:Huai Hin Rong 1, Huai Hin Rong 2, Huai Hin Rong 3, Poeng Hin Dan Yai 1, Poeng Hin Dan Yai 2, Poeng Hin Dan Yai 3, and Poeng Hin Dan large 4, large stone shed 5, large stone shed 6

Huai Hin Rong painting group is in the south of Huai Hin Rong. which is a small creek nearby and has a watershed in the area of ​​Huai Hin Rong 2 paintings and in the group of paintings in Phoeng Hin Dan Yai 1-6 that covers both sides of Huai Dan Yai which is another important small creek with large stone sheds 1 and 2 on the north side and Hin Dan Yai 3-6, located south of Huai Dan Yai (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010 :170)

The condition of the source is a large rock shed, 7 meters wide, 12 meters long, 2.5 meters high from the ground, which is located on another large rock with a width of 5 meters and a length of 11 meters. smooth which creates a wall of stone sheds and this stone penthouse turned to the north. Which is Huai Dan Yai (Pitachai Chatuchai 2010 :179) color paintings appear on the upper part of the ceiling on this side (Archaeology Division 1989a :118)

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”, as 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 a trace 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.

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archaeological essence

Dan Yai Stone Shed There is another name Dan Yai Rock Shed, where the word "Dan" in the Isan language means a hill or stone courtyard, therefore, Dan Yai Rock Shed is the name that was given to describe the geographical features of the stone sheds located on the large stone courtyard (pitak Chai Jatuchai 2010 :175)

The Dan Yai 3 stone shed has a colorful painting pattern on the ceiling of the stone shed facing north. It is a group of colored paintings written in stripes, irregular shapes, jagged lines, curved lines, parallel lines. parallelogram pattern triangular stripes and rectangular stripes come together to form the same figure Until I can't find a beginning and an end (Archaeology Division 1989a :118-119; Payao Khemnak 1996 :149; Pitakchai Jatuchai 2010 :180)

Phayao Khemnak (Department of Fine Arts 2532a:119), a surveyor in 1986, assumed that these paintings should have a meaning in terms of rituals rather than expressions of art. This rock shed would not be a permanent shelter. but used as a place for some common ceremonies of lowland groups in the vicinity of the source.

While Pitakchai Chatuchai (2010:180) assumed that from the appearance of a large stone shed and a hollow inside that can be used to avoid the sun and rain. together with the stone sheds near the water source, Huai Dan Yai Therefore, it is possible that the rock shelter could be used as a habitat for hunting and hunting. The color painting is probably a symbol to represent the occupancy of a residence or the territorial possession of a family or group of people.