Pak Chan

Terrain

General Condition

flat There are 2 rivers flowing through which are Klong Leek and Klong Chan. The west side is adjacent to Khlong Kraburi. It makes it possible to travel to and from the Andaman Sea easily. Currently, the area has been adjusted to be useful in some areas. This ancient community is spread on both sides of Petchkasem Road between kilometer 537-538 and is in the area where the former WWII Japanese railway crosses. /P>

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

It is the confluence area of ​​Khlong Leek. (Substream of Khlong Chan) and Khlong Chan (Substream of the Kraburi River)

Geological conditions

The archaeological site is the confluence of Khlong Leek. (Sub-stream of Khlong Chan) and Khlong Chan (sub-stream of the Kraburi River) formed by the deposition of convective sediments and sedimentary sediments. The underlying rock is a sedimentary rock.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Found evidence of fragments of pottery, both clay and tough. Shows that there are settlements of ancient communities in this area. and found evidence of monochromatic glass beads (Indo-Pacific), stone beads (carnelian and agate), and gold jewelry. All of which were popular products in the Indo-Roman period. In addition, there are waterways that facilitate transportation. shows that this ancient community Have contact with outside communities Continuing from the beginning of history or about the 8th Buddhist century.

Another assumption is because the ancient community of Pak Chan There is a waterway that can go out to the Andaman Sea. This ancient community may have been a trading port in the west. that can connect to the trading port on the east coast such as Khao Sam Kaew Archaeological Site, Mueang District, Chumphon Province. Due to contemporary evidence and located on the shortest and narrowest path across the peninsula. It also found evidence of the Indo-Roman period. Distributed in many Andaman coastal archaeological sites, such as Ban Na Nuea Archaeological Site. Khao Kluay Archaeological Site Rai Nai Archaeological Site Golden Mountain Archaeological Site and Bang Wa Archaeological Site, etc., which may also demonstrate the trading system or the relationship between communities within the region as well.

Age :

1.Evidence of early historical settlements

From the survey found agate beads. carnelian stone colored glass beads and ordinary earthenware fragments in this area It can be said that at Ban Pak Chan It used to be a small community or a stopover. which is important in trade From the narrative that in the past, the pier was found in the area behind the Pak Chan Sub-District Police Station. using Khlong Lek as a route from the Kraburi River Enter Ban Pak Chan From the survey of the area found a real waterway but has a long dry appearance Therefore, it cannot be concluded that Is it a large waterway that there are boats to park?

2.Late Ayutthaya period – Early Rattanakosin ( King Buddha Yodfa Chulalok the Great)

Evidence of Pak Chan came back to appear again in the late Ayutthaya period. which has a story that originally named Ban Prachan It was a frontier city when fighting with Burma. From the evidence found, there is a city wall on three sides surrounding the Pak Chan Subdistrict Police Station. and found a ditch Which is about 10 kilometers east of the police station, this ditch connects Khlong Chan and Khlong Leek. which may be used as a natural border in defense of the enemy According to the Burmese chronicles, the Thai war mention of the wall and the moat in 1786 In the reign of Phra Phuttha Yodfa Chulalok the Great

3. Rattanakosin period

Because the water route from Khlong Leek changed the line. together with Klong Chan and Klong Ngoen into the Kraburi River So the old waterways dried up over time. It's just a small stream and a dry ditch. called the death canal Area that was a port in the past It became an island called home in the middle of the island. More people began to migrate to settle down in Mamu and Thapli. together with the Burma-Thai war ended. As a result, Ban Pak Chan has reduced its role in trade and frontier towns.

4. King Chulalongkorn and King Rama VII

On April 22, 1890, His Majesty King Chulalongkorn His Royal Highness went to Cape Malay came to stay at Phlapphla Wang Thu for 1 night, or now known as "Don Phlapphla", in Village No. 2, Pak Chan Sub-district, and inscribed stone inscriptions in the province of Chumphon-Ranong or at Ban Thasan.

In 1909, His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua when he was a dynasty He also sat at the tabernacle of Wang Thu for one night as well.

5. World War II

World War II Japanese soldiers Build a railway from the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman coast. for ease of creation Therefore, there was a slight change in the Khlong Lek water route. After the railway was demolished Only mounds and gravel remain.

In later times, when the Pak Chan Subdistrict Police Station was built So the ancient city walls were destroyed and a fence was built in its place.

important archaeological evidence

-Single color glass beads or Trade Wind Bead

-Metal tools

-seeds

-Chinese wares