old town

Terrain

General Condition

The old town house is located on the east side of the present city of Chaiyaphum. Prang Ku archaeological site is also located in this community area. The general condition of the area is a mound on a plain that is mainly caused by the deposition of sediments. There is a river flowing through the community in the west. And there is another natural river flowing through the east side. This river will flow to connect with Lam Siew, Lam Chi Rong, Lam Pa Thao and eventually flow out into the Chi River. About 1 kilometer away from the community to the east is Lam Patao. About 2 kilometers to the south is Lam Chi Rong. The Chi River is approximately 14 kilometers southeast.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Lam Siew, Lampa Thao, Lam Chi Rong, Chi River

Geological conditions

The geomorphology is salt rock in the Maha Sarakham rock category. (Mahasarakham Formation – KTms) Cretaceous period

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Old town houses show traces of people's use of space since the late prehistoric times onwards. Most of the artifacts found in the old town were kept at Wat Phairi Phinat or Wat Klang Kao. Including some artifacts found inside the temple

The old town house is located on the east side of the present city of Chaiyaphum. Prang Ku archaeological site is also located in this community.

Most of the artifacts found in the community are kept inside Wat Phairi Phinat. by placing it in the garden area in front of the Somdet Building (Building for the Elders) There are many such artifacts, such as the base and feet of sandstone sculptures. sandstone sculpture pieces large sandstone parapet Pillar decorated with sandstone door frame including stone cores of various sizes There are also two sandstone parapets located inside the pavilion in front of the sacrament hall. These two parapets are painted brown.

The artifacts found inside the temple include a large sandstone parapet. It is found in the area on the north side of the temple. At present, a well has been built around the parapet and a building is covered as a sacred pond (built in 2007). From asking villagers in the area, they obtained information about the history of the discovery of this parapet. In the past few years, temples have been renovated and excavated backhoes have been used to construct roads. The construction made it possible to find the parapet in its current location. The abbot had an idea to bring it up. The staff then used a backhoe to dig up. But the parapet is large and deeply embedded. Therefore, the rope was attached to the parapet and used the backhoe to pull it up. break the sema leaf That night, the abbot had a dream that someone would come to kill him because he broke the parapet. The next day, the staff had to rebuild the parapet back to its original state by using a hole punch on the parapet and then using a hundred rebar to connect the two parapets together. And still pinned in the same position, then dug the surrounding area into a sacred well and built a cover building.

In addition, inside the temple hall, there is also a sarcophagus containing ancient human skeletons. This skeleton was found on July 20, 2013 in the people's houses of the old town community. Villagers unearthed it while building a fence. So the owner of the house brought up all the bones together with the earthenware pottery found together. After that, the temple will burn the said skeleton.

Considering the ancient artifacts It was initially assumed to be a late prehistoric human skeleton.

Therefore, from the archaeological evidence within the temple, it is assumed that The old town community has been settled since the late prehistoric period. Continuing through the Dvaravati and Khmer periods