Cave raiders: Thai archaeologists hunt ancient artwork

via AFP/ Bangkok Post, 06 October 2020: A feature on the rock art that was found in Prachuap Khiri Khan province earlier this year. I am quoted in the article giving a reaction to the rock art.

Cave exploration is Ms Kanniga’s passion, but this year is the first in her nearly two-decade career that she is able to devote time and resources to it.

She is one of three archaeologists overseeing six provinces in the Ratchaburi Fine Arts Department and previously spent time assessing historical sites to determine age and provenance.

“Foreign archaeologists usually specialise in one thing, but in Thailand we need to do a bit of everything,” she says.

The discovery of paintings in 2016 by authorities doing a cursory sweep of Sam Roi Yot’s perimeter prompted Ms Kanniga to push for further research in the park’s unmapped grounds.

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