Archaeological discoveries

Hin Hin Rong 3

Terrain

mountain

General Condition

Huai Hin Rong 3 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

The group of paintings in Huai Hin Rong is located 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 the Dan Yai rock paintings 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 color painting is negated. unable to study There is only recorded evidence that it has ever been explored (Archaeology Division 1989b:72; Archeology Division 1989a :131)

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

268 meters

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

prehistoric

era/culture

Metal Age, Late Prehistoric

Archaeological age

3000-2,500 years ago

Types of archaeological sites

cave art site

archaeological essence

The condition of the color painting is negated. Currently unable to study There is only recorded evidence that it has ever been explored (Archaeology Division 1989b:72; Archeology Division 1989A:131; Pitakchai Jatuchai 2010 :175)

The color paintings at the rock sheds 1, 2 and 3 are still unable to clearly explain the purpose of the painting. But it was written to serve one's beliefs. Rock sheds can be temporary shelters during the hunting season. Or it may be an area where some rituals are performed (Archaeology Division 2532A:132)

Chaiwat Sirisumsuwan
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