Tham Chan Long - MH0141
(TH)
19.600000,98.099993
19.600000,98.099993
Location
100m south of Tham Srisopone and 300m south of the Tham Pha Daeng swallet entrance.
Description
This open, dry cavern is 12 m wide and 10 m long. There are three teak coffins in rather poor condition, one of which is still on its supporting column and beam. Another column has been defaced by graffiti. All three coffins have the same style of carved head. Fragments of pottery, iron artifacts, stone tools and human bones have also been found on site.
Documents
Bibliography 28/05/2020- DILOKWANICH, S.; ET AL. (2000) "An Exploration and Database System of the Caves, Mae Hong Son Province" 6 Vols. Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok - STD17 DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 SEFTON, MARK (1998) "Tham Pha Daeng (MH 66) - North-west Thailand" Cave Exploration Group of South Australia News Vol.43 No.1 pp5-7 SHOOCONGDEJ, RASMI; ET AL. (2000b) "Archaeology" in "An Exploration and Database System of Caves: Mae Hong Son Province" Vol. 4. Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok - site 15 SIDISUNTHORN, PINDAR; GARDNER, SIMON; SMART, DEAN (2006) "Caves of Northern Thailand" River Books, Thailand, ISBN 9749863135 SPIES, JOHN (2000) "Suggestions for Cave Management" in "An Exploration and Database System of Caves: Mae Hong Son Province" Vol. 6. Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok WANNASRI, SINEENART (2004) "A Dendroarchaeological Study of Log Coffins: Bo Krai Cave and Ban Rai Rockshelter in Pang Mapha District, Mae Hong Son Province" MSc Thesis, Mahidol University, Bangkok 174pp
History
The coffins have been dated.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Coffin Cave MH0143 - MH0143 | 5 | 0 |
| 0.2 | Tham Pi Man Pha Daeng Scaffolds - MH0142 | 10 | 0 |
| 0.3 | Spirit Cave (Chester Gorman) - MH0064 | 70 | 0 |
| 0.3 | Tham Pi Man Long Yuk - MH0139 | 50 | 0 |
| 0.5 | Tham Srisopon - MH0140 | 100 | 0 |
| 0.6 | Tham Pha Daeng - MH0066 | 1323 | 22 |
| 0.6 | Pha Daeng Outflow (Pi Man) - MH0108 | 10 | 0 |
| 1.7 | Sink MH0307 | ||
| 3.2 | Sink MH0308 |