Tham Khao Tiam Pa

Terrain

General Condition

Khao Tiam Pa is a small limestone mountain with a peak height of about 30-40 meters from the plain. It contains caves of various sizes, both small and large. Some caves are lit up. and some caves are suitable for living or refuge In the past, there was a cave ground excavation by digging a depth of about 1-1.50 meters, bringing the soil to the fields to increase soil fertility by digging to a depth of about a meter or a fraction of a meter. The present archaeological site is the location of the Monastery (Department of Fine Arts 2013)

Waterway

Trang River

Geological conditions

Khao Tiam Pa is a small limestone mountain with a peak height of about 30-40 meters from the plain. It is limestone in the bird's nest rock category. Ordovician Period, about 505-438 million years old.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Data from the Fine Arts Department (2013) states that from villagers, the name "Khao Tiam Pa" is named from a mountain that is not very tall, comparable to the height of a large tree or the height of a forest

Found archaeological evidence of Neolithic prehistoric humans, aged between 2,000-3,000 years, the most important evidence is a three-legged pot, which began to be discovered in China, in Shanxi Province, Henan Province, is classified in China's New Stone Culture. Called "Yang Shao culture" (Yang Shao) is about 7,000 years ago. It is popular to make containers to have a reddish color, paint and coat them, and Lung Chan culture. which grows in Manchuria to Hebei Province Popular to make a three-legged pot, polished black, with scratched patterns. Which is related to the Thai three-legged pot at Ban Kao, Kanchanaburi and in the south such as Tham Kachee, Ban Yang Sub-district, Khiri Rat Nikhom District. Surat Thani Province, Khao Ann, Nopphitam Sub-District, Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Khao Pina District, Huai Yot District, Trang Province, Khao Rangkiat, Rattaphum District, Songkhla Province, Phoeng Pha Na Ching, Mueang District, Krabi Province, etc. The three-legged cauldron found at this artificial forest hill. Found in large numbers and found together with polished stone axes and animal bones. It is evidence of Neolithic human activity. agricultural society live in a cave Occupation of cultivation, animal husbandry and hunting for food (Department of Fine Arts 2013)

Important archaeological evidence found from the survey of Khao Tiam Pa include:

- Shoulderless terrazzo ax

- Shoulder-mounted terrazzo ax

- Earthenware fragments, both smooth and polished surfaces and decorated with stamping patterns, grooving patterns, etc. and a three-legged earthenware pot which is hollow inside punch hole in thigh The ends of the legs are cut straight

- Multiple animal bone fragments