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Bueng Bap Cave It is a cave and rock shelter in a limestone mountain, approximately 50 meters high, surrounded by a plain which is an arable land. The community's economic crops are para rubber, banana, rambutan, sato, coffee, cassava. There are monk houses and people's houses. archaeological site It is 126.5 meters from the canal. Malo canal originates from Nam Rad Mountain.

 

Flows zigzag to converge with Mae Nam Duang Mae Nam Duang which flows together with the Tapi River out into the Gulf of Thailand at the Ban Don River, Surat Thani From the roof of the cave there is a light channel 12 meters high from the ground level. The lower cave (Tham Above Type 2) is a semi-cavity cliff. Height 1.80 meters from the ground level. Tham Lang Khao (Tham Above Type 3) is a cliff, low ceiling, 15 meters high from the ground level.

 

From the study of ancient cave archeological sites The Fine Arts Department conducted a survey. Excavating under the Cheow Lan Dam Archeology Project during 1982-1983 found evidence of two periods of habitation from traces of soil layer deposition. and ancient artifacts found, namely, the surface layer of the soil Found evidence of the historical period (Rattanakosin) and traces of prehistoric evidence

 

Interesting evidence has been found, including human skeletons (incomplete), animal bones and teeth. Both mammals Amphibians, poultry, shells of various types such as land mollusks, freshwater mollusks, sea mollusks, crab claw parts some wild plant seeds fragments of ordinary clay pottery, decorated with rope patterns, grafted in different shapes, namely, a round bottom pot, a clay pot, a three-legged pot, a pot with a ridge in the shape of a wide mouth. altar with horn cup, pot stand, earthen bullet for stone tools Stone-cracking tools of various sizes and shapes were found, such as stone-core tools. Blade-like tools, hammers, anvils, whetstones, terrazzo ax tools, terrazzo chisels, bark-beating stones, stone bracelets and charcoal scraps.

 

The cave above is suitable for use as a dwelling place for prehistoric people. Which is known to bring stone to crack and polish as a tool. By using stone tools and terrazzo tools concurrently. Know how to make clay pots for cooking and serving food. The container has a functional appearance and shape. Known to make your own cloth made from tree bark. There is no evidence of agriculture. Therefore, it is likely to live by collecting forests and hunting. according to the favorable environment Known to polish stones as an ornamental tool There may be a custom of partial burial or second burial, having contact with communities near the coast.

 

Age is determined from samples of charcoal, animal bones and human bones. by radiocarbon method Chemical Division, Office of Atomic Energy for Peace Bangkok Set the age of approximately 4,750 + 210 to 6,510 + 360 years (Department of Fine Arts, 1988: 91 - 93).