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Wat Tha Poh School site. Source: Thai Post 20210803

Wat Tha Poh School site. Source: Thai Post 20210803

via Thai Post, 03 August 2021: The Wat Tha Poh School site is a Neolithic-to-Bronze Age site located near the Ban Kao National Museum. Excavations began in 2016, and after the recent season it has been announced that more development will take place in conjunction with the museum.  Article is in Thai, with more news stories linked at the end of the post including one in English from the Bangkok Post.

กรมศิลปากร ยังดำเนินการขุดค้นหาแหล่งโบราณคดีต่างๆ เพื่อไขปริศนาทางโบราณคดีในพื้นที่ประเทศไทย ล่าสุดจากการขุดค้นแหล่งโบราณคดีโรงเรียนวัดท่าโป๊ะ ซึ่งเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของแหล่งโบราณคดีบ้านเก่า จ.กาญจนบุรี ที่มีชื่อเสียงทั่วโลก ได้พบว่าเป็นแหล่งฝังศพสมัยสำริด โดยนักวิชาการประเมินว่า หลุมฝังศพนี้ นับเป็นตัวแทนยุคสำริด ที่ค้นพบในประเทศไทย โดยมีอายุประมาณ 2,000 -3,000 ปี ก่อนยุคประวัติศาสตร์

นายประทีป เพ็งตะโก อธิบดีกรมศิลปากร เปิดเผยว่า ตามที่กรมศิลปากรได้ดำเนินโครงการพัฒนาและเพิ่มศักยภาพพิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ บ้านเก่า ตำบลบ้านเก่าอำเภอเมืองกาญจนบุรี จังหวัดกาญจนบุรี โดยได้มอบหมายให้สำนักศิลปากรที่ 2 สุพรรณบุรีดำเนินการทางโบราณคดีเพิ่มเติมบริเวณแหล่งโบราณคดีโรงเรียนวัดท่าโป๊ะ ซึ่งตั้งอยู่ในพื้นที่พบแหล่งโบราณคดีสมัยก่อนประวัติศาสตร์ ช่วงสมัยหินใหม่จนถึงสมัยโลหะ เช่น แหล่งถ้ำเขาทะลุถ้ำเม่น ถ้ำหีบ รวมถึงแหล่งโบราณคดีบ้านเก่า (แหล่งนายบาง) ที่มีอายุกว่า 3,000 – 4,000ปีและมีชื่อเสียงไปทั่วโลกในฐานะตัวแทนของสังคมเกษตรกรรมระยะแรกเริ่มของไทย จากการขุดค้นศึกษาโดยคณะวิจัยร่วมทางโบราณคดีไทย – เดนมาร์ก เมื่อ พ.ศ. 2503-2504

Source: ค้นพบ”หลุมฝังศพสำริด” ยุคก่อนประวัติศาสตร์2-3พันปี

See also:

  • Arts chiefs see potential in Bronze Age burial find | Bangkok Post, 03 August 2021
  • เตรียมแผนเปิด แหล่งโบราณคดีโรงเรียนวัดท่าโป๊ะ Site Museum หลุมฝังศพสมัยสำริดอายุ 3,000 ปี | Sarakadee Lite, 03 August 2021

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