Tham Pi Man Bor Krai - MH0217
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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
Description
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
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
History
1997-07 (A. Sorn-El, R. Onchang, K. Arjdee, C. Chemjaraun, A. Khamchutr, K. Wannapong) - surveyed cave.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Cave MH0221 | 120 | 60 |
| 0.9 | Sink MH0359 | ||
| 1.2 | Collapse Cave - MH0119 | 50 | |
| 1.2 | Coffin Cave [MH0120] | ||
| 1.4 | Sink MH0366 | ||
| 1.4 | Tham Ai - MH0032 | 3 | 3 |
| 1.4 | Sink MH0363 | ||
| 1.5 | Sink MH0361 | ||
| 1.5 | Sink MH0360 |