Tham Pi Man Bor Krai - MH0217

Length 58m Depth 13m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

This cave is located in a hillside about 3 km north-east of Ban Bo Khrai, 50 m north of Cave MH0221. A road from the village stops 500 m before the cave and a good path leads to the cave entrance. The entrance is 3 m x 3 m and is unusually in forest rather than in a cliff face Martin Ellis - 12/06/2020

Description

Martin Ellis - 12/06/2020

This dry cave has a small entrance 3 m high and 3 m wide. From the entrance the cave slopes down over boulders to a flat dirt floor with several coffins and standing support posts. Beyond this is a 4 m drop over old flowstone to the lowest part of the cave. This cavern is in the dark zone and consists of one large chamber 10-18 m across with another connecting chamber 10 m long. Many coffins are found in this part of the cave including some supported on posts with cross beams. The main cavern has a sloping dirt floor.

Topographie

Martin Ellis - 12/06/2020

SHOOCONDEJ, RASMI (2000). The cave has been mapped in 1997 by Anukorn Sorn-Ek et al. for Feature magazine. This survey was published on the internet by FON (2003). BCRA Grade 3c WANNASRI, SINEENART (2004) WANNASRI, SINEENART; PUMIJUMNONG, NATHSUDA; SHOOCONGDEJ, RASMI (2007)

Documents

Bibliography 12/06/2020
  • COATES, KAREN J. (2009) "Mystery of the Log Coffin Culture" Archaeology September/October 2009 pp49-54 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 - STD42, STD102 DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 FON (2003) "Spirit Caves in Pang Mapha รป Mae Hong Son" www.trekthailand.net/places/7/index.html [accessed December 2016] 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 36 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 WANNASRI, SINEENART; PUMIJUMNONG, NATHSUDA; SHOOCONGDEJ, RASMI (2007) "Teak Log Coffin Head Styles in Northern Thailand: Time Sequencing with Dendrochronolgy: ScienceAsia Vol. 33 pp47-56
[Topo] Tham Pi Man Bor Krai 12/05/2019

History

1997-07 (A. Sorn-El, R. Onchang, K. Arjdee, C. Chemjaraun, A. Khamchutr, K. Wannapong) - surveyed cave. Martin Ellis - 12/06/2020

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0Cave MH022112060
0.9Sink MH0359
1.2Collapse Cave - MH011950
1.2Coffin Cave [MH0120]
1.4Sink MH0366
1.4Tham Ai - MH003233
1.4Sink MH0363
1.5Sink MH0361
1.5Sink MH0360