Tham Khao Ma - KA0049

Grottocenter / carte

Location

About 1 km south of Khaen Chan along the railway line towards Wang Pho, 5 m above the track. Martin Ellis - 15/08/2019

Description

Martin Ellis - 15/08/2019

Although a few implements were recovered from a refuse heap outside the cave, the site is of little archaeological significance now, but probably once had a rich deposit before destruction during railway construction.

Documents

Bibliography 15/08/2019
  • +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +Kusch, Heinrich (1982a) "Ergebnisse spelaologischer forschungen in Thailand (Stand 1978)" Die Hohle Vol. 33 No. 2 pp59-69 +SÏRENSEN, PER (1962) "The Thai-Danish Prehistoric Expedition 1960-1962 II" Folk Vol. 4 pp28-46 +SÏRENSEN, P. (1988) "Archaeological Excavations In Thailand: Surface Finds and Minor Excavations" Scandinavian Institue of Asian studies Occasional Paper No. 1, Curzon Press, London ISBN 0-7007-0179-6 156pp

Histoire

The site was first investigated by van Heekeren. Martin Ellis - 15/08/2019

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
1.6Tham Wang Pho 3 [Cavite No. 3] [ KA0062]
2.7Tham Wang Pho 4 [Cavite No. 4] [KA0063]
2.9[Tham Wang Pho 2] Cavite No. 2 - KA0061
3.4Tham Sri Sankhan [KA0550]
5.0Tham Charoen Mongkhon - KA0482500
5.3Tham Plom Marlor - KA0204500
5.8Cave KA0205 - KA0205
5.8Cave KA0206 - KA0206
6.8Tham Chao Mae Kuan Im [KA0525]600