Wang Hai House

Terrain

General Condition

Ban Wang Hai Archaeological Site is located 1.5 kilometers south of Lamphun City, located on the eastern side of the Kuang River Basin in the low terrace area, with a slope of approximately 0-2% (Sayan Praichanjit and Supamas Duangsakul, 1997, 93) The area is an open area for cultivating crops such as longan, rose apple, pomelo, vegetable, and digging a fish pond. The surrounding area has perennial and biennial plants. and surrounding water sources In the past, it used to be a rice field where the soil was plowed to adjust the area and brought water to hold the top of the soil that was plowed about 60-70 centimeters thick from the original soil (Wichai Tankittikachorn, 1989, 12 ) The area where archaeological evidence was found was a mound slightly higher than the surrounding area.

north of the archaeological site It is a wide open field until it is connected to the Kuang River. To the south, there is a small stream from the north to the south. The east side has a marshy place where it is wet all year round. The west side. It is a wide field with mounds. There are trees left over from plowing in patches all around the source.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Kuang River, Ping River

Geological conditions

from the nature of the Kuang River and the Ping River causing the surrounding areas of the two rivers to be deposited into Alluvial river sediments. This deposition occurred throughout the Chiang Mai, Lamphun Plains during Quaternary. The sediments were Alluvial river gravel, sand, silt and clay. causing fertility in agriculture In this area, there are communities that live continuously for a long time (Wichai Tankittikachorn, 1989, 12).

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Scientific age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Ban Wang Hai Archaeological Site There is evidence of the use of the area as a cemetery since the late prehistoric times. until entering the historical era Hariphunchai period, in which the earliest period, Ban Wang Hai archaeological site was a burial site during the late Iron Age, or about 1,500 years ago, by determining the age from bone burned by Tandetron method, the age value was 1490 ± 50 years ( Jean-Pierre Potro et al., 2003, 143)

Ban Wang Hai Archaeological Site It was discovered by accident in 1986 from digging fish ponds on villagers' land. by finding evidence of various antiquities coexisted with human skeleton (Department of Fine Arts, 1987, 10). Later, when the Fine Arts Department excavated in 1987 by Mr. Wichai Tankittikorn, an archaeologist at the Fine Arts Unit 4, Archeology Division, found archaeological evidence including Human skeleton, pottery, glass beads, stone cracker tools. Stone-flake tools, earthenware and iron tools (Wichai Tankittikachorn, 1989, 128)

Later in 1996 There is an excavation by the Thai-French Prehistoric Project. Under the cooperation of the Academic Department, Office of Archeology and National Museum No. 6 Chiang Mai and the French Archaeologists Group (Jean-Pierre Potro et al., 2003), in the same year an excavation was carried out by the Academic Department. Office of Archeology and National Museum No. 6, Chiang Mai by Mr. Sayan Praichanjit (Sayan Praichanchit and Supamas Duangsakul, 1997). After this, the excavation was carried out by the Thai-French Cooperation Project. Archeological work at Ban Wang Hai continued in 1997 and 1998.

Archaeological operations at Ban Wang Hai from 1987 and 1996-1998 A total of 33 skeletons were found. It was analyzed that the tombs consisted of 20 adult skeletons, 11 pediatric and neonatal skeletons, and two other skeletons, which were not found and were so deteriorated that they could not be studied in detail. can As for the size and extent of the Ban Wang Hai's burial site, it was not known for certain. When further surveys are conducted to study the exact scope The area surrounding the original excavation site was excavated. along the boundary line that is presumed to be a burial site and found a carnelian stone bead. Several more bronze bracelets were found in the rice fields in the northeast. and found a bronze arm bracelet Earthenware fragments on the north side together with the stories of the villagers It was initially assumed that the boundary of the Ban Wang Hai Archaeological Site burial area extends several tens of meters in the south, north and northeast from the excavation site in 1987 and B.E. 1996-1998 is approximately 500 x 500 meters (Somthawin Sukliang, 2008, 32-33; (Sayan Praichanjit and Supamas Duangsakul, 1997, 73)

Summary of soil layers in Ban Wang Hai archaeological excavations consisted of 5 soil layers.

The first soil layer is the lowest level soil layer that has traditionally been the deposition of river sediment. It is a layer with no human activity.

The second soil layer is the soil layer that still has traces of river sediment deposition. and found stone tools and many stone fragments Assuming that it might have been carried by the water.

The 3rd soil layer is the soil layer that has been adjusted for agriculture. The traces of an ancient ditch appeared. Found a tomb dug at a depth of about 70 centimeters and 1.2 meters, measured from the soil surface that was plowed in 1998. It is a late Iron Age tomb, about 1,500 years ago. Ong-Pierre Potro et al., 2003, 142)

4th soil layer, found traces of pillar holes, found graves, burnt bone fragments. Found a pottery in the Haripunchai period. It is assumed that the Ban Wang Hai community in the 14th Buddhist century may have changed the burial tradition to be a Buddhist burial ritual that people in Haripunchai culture respect.

The 5th soil layer is the last soil layer at the top level. Found a small amount of antiques and similar to those found today, such as modern container fragments. It is therefore possible that the archaeological evidence may be disturbed by the continued use of rice farming and cultivation (Somthavil Sukliang, 2008, 34).

In conclusion, a study in 1987 found that Ban Wang Hai archaeological site shows a group of people with traditional social characteristics dating back to prehistoric times. Late Iron Age, or about 1,500 years ago. and another historical period that adopted Haripunchai culture around the 17th Buddhist century. In this latter period, it shows that the people of Ban Wang Hai are not alone. but a society that still retains the traditional social burial tradition, but has received an external culture, such as the Dvaravati culture from the central region, such as glass bracelets Carnelian beads, glass beads, etc. (Wichai Tankittikachorn, 1989, 128-129)

In addition, the analysis of antiquities buried together with the bodies at Ban Wang Hai archaeological site. A mix of ancient artifacts have been found, from stone tools belonging to primitive society to glass considered higher-tech. Thus, it is assumed that the social structure has been unraveled, blended from traditional characteristics to more complex social forms, with more specialized craftsmen groups (Wichai Tankittikachorn, 1989, 124). Wang Haikong was an indigenous group that settled on the east bank of the Guang River. In addition to the Doi Suthep people. The Kuang River group is still a riverside group upstream in Doi Saket District, Ban Yang Thong Tai. down to Ban San Pa San Kamphaeng District These three groups are probably contemporaries, as evidence of antiquities is related (Wichai Tankittikachorn, 1989, 125). That is, in the first cultural floor of Ban Wang Hai, a round-bottomed earthenware was found, painted with thick clay. Daeng, which was found together with skeletons at Ban Yang Thong Tai and Ban San Pa Kha archaeological sites. and death belief systems are also characteristic of traditional societies, such as burying objects with corpses. The direction of turning the head in the same direction is east. including the destruction of objects buried with the body However, Ban Wang Hai was more of a group that adopted the Hariphunchai cultural style than the first two groups. This is probably because it is closer to Haripunchai than the other two archaeological sites (Wichai Tankittikachorn, 1989, 54, 58, 128-129)

Somthawin Sukliang (2008) studied the death rituals of children from Ban Wang Hai archaeological site compared to the archaeological site of Noen Ulok. It was found that during the mortality of children in Ban Wang Hai archaeological site, it was found that children between the ages of 2 and 5 had the highest mortality rate (Somthawin Sukliang, 2008, 80). The tomb was buried by placing the body lying on its back, stretching with its head facing in different directions:east, west, east/south. and unable to determine the direction The most facing southeast, found 20 graves from a total of 31 graves (Somthavil Sukliang, 2008, 82). Buried solitary, not attached to any hole Buried in the same hole as adults and unable to locate (Somthavil Sukliang, 2008, 82). The researchers suggest that child burials can be divided into two broad categories:where the implant is related to the adult and solitary burial position, not attached to any hole Both types indicated that the choice of implantation location depended on the implanter, not in a specific area (Somthavil Sukliang, 2008, 85).

For the popular children's dedication items are bead necklace and a pair of earthenware containers stacked on top of each other There was also a terracotta bullet that was never found to be buried with an adult corpse. and found a small, bent-tip iron tool that mimics an adult's tool. for the discovery of a child's grave with no material to be buried with the corpse. reflect different social status which is an innate status that the child inherits from the family through inheritance (Somthavil Sukliang, 2008, 98).

The results of a comparison study of child death rituals in Ban Wang Hai archaeological site compared to the hill Ulok archaeological site found that Most of the deaths of children at Ulok Hill are newborns. and popular burial in earthenware, which is different from Ban Wang Hai (Somthawin Sukliang, 2008, 153) What is interesting about Ban Wang Hai archaeological site is assumed from the arrangement of the bones found that there may be The use of curved burial chambers (Jean-Pierre Potro et al., 2003, 206)

The results of a study by Somthawin Sukliang (2008) concluded that the indirect status of the family in the Iron Age affected the death rites of children. Due to the social inequality factor that occurred in the Iron Age. The expansion of society that makes the status of each family different, resulting in a specific occupation makes the status of a person different. This is in line with the study of antiques that have been found with simple production technology mixed with those that require a combination of technology. Thus, the status of the parents indirectly affects the child. When the child dies, the family's expression of the child who is unable to establish a status with his or her abilities is manifested in the form of a dedication in the ritual of death (Somthawin Suk. Raising, 2008, 153)

Important factors contributing to the formation of indigenous communities in the Kuang River Basin are:The right distance from the water source Because water sources are important factors in people's livelihood, both as a source of consumption, food sources, utilization in agriculture. and water sources bring geological conditions complete vegetation and is also a convenient communication route Both contact with the Chiang Rai Plain, China, Myanmar, India and the Central Plains, which are the Dvaravati cultural sites in the central region (Sayan Praichanchit and Supamas Duangsakul, 1997, 122), resulting in the community's archeological sites. Ban Wang Hai and the community along the Kuang River, which has an agricultural community style. Permanent settlements can develop into a historical society in the early stages of northern Thailand.

Currently, antiques from Ban Wang Hai are in the care of the National Museum. Haripunchai