Tham Phi - KA0071
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Location
From the old jetty for Tham Lawa on the right bank of the river, take the boat for more than 1 km (approximately 10 minutes) upstream to a point where there is a shallow rapids in the middle of the river. Then the river makes a sharp right bend and passes close to a steep mountain, which lies on the true left bank of the river. From a distance, the dark cave entrance of Tham Phi can already be seen behind the leaves of the rainforest. You have to tie the boat underneath the entrance to the trees growing on the bank and climb about 20 vertical metres over a steep embankment up to the cave entrance.
Description
The entrance faces north, sloping inside to chambers covered with fallen rocks with a thick deposit of guano, but no obvious archaeological material apart from a single coffin.
Topographie
KUSCH, HEINRICH (2006) - Grade UISv2 3-3-A
Documents
Bibliography 15/08/2019- +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +HEIDER, KARL G. (1957) "New Archaeological Discoveries In Kanchanaburi" Journal of the Siam Society Vol. 45 No. 1 pp62-70 +Kusch, Heinrich (1982a) "Ergebnisse spelaologischer forschungen in Thailand (Stand 1978)" Die Hohle Vol. 33 No. 2 pp59-69 +KUSCH, HEINRICH (2006) ôPrahistorische Hohlenfundplatze im Changwat Kanchanaburi, Westthailand û Hohlengebiete Sudostasiens XVIö Die Hohle Vol. 56 Nos 1-4 +SÏRENSEN, P. (1988) "Archaeological Excavations In Thailand: Surface Finds and Minor Excavations" Scandinavian Institue of Asian studies
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | Tham Phut Mut [KA0317] | ||
| 1.9 | Cave KA0572 | ||
| 1.9 | Tham Lawa [Tham Kaeng Lawa] [KA0068] | 530 | 17 |
| 2.5 | Cave KA0611 | ||
| 3.0 | Tham Phu Toei [KA0524] | ||
| 3.5 | Cave KA0607 | ||
| 5.0 | Cave KA0604 | ||
| 5.8 | Cave KA0610 | ||
| 6.0 | Cave KA0602 |