Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang

16°18′55″N 103°30′59″E / 16.31528°N 103.51639°E / 16.31528; 103.51639

Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang
เมืองฟ้าแดดสงยาง
Prataduyaku, the central Stupa, is characteristic of the Dvaravati architectural style integrated with Ayutthaya and Rattanakosin styles, dating back around the 7th-11th century CE.
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LocationKamalasai district, Kalasin, Thailand
TypeHuman settlement
Area1.67 square kilometres (167 ha)
History
BuilderChao Fa Ra-ngum
Foundedc. 621 AD
AbandonedAfter 17th century AD
PeriodsAncient history
Cultures
Associated with
Site notes
Excavation dates1968
ConditionPartial restoration
OwnershipPublic
ManagementFine Arts Department, no entry fee
Public accessYes
Architecture
Architectural styles

Maeung Fa Daet Song Yang is a significant moated archaeological site in Northeast Thailand along the Pao River. The site is located in the Kamalasai district, Kalasin province on the Khorat Plateau with the Sakhon Nakhon basin to the north, and the Chi River system to the south.[1] The site on Muang Fa Daed was also an excellent location for trade and transportation due to its proximity to multiple waterways. [1] This site shows evidence of a large-scale Buddhist community and is often associated with the Davaravati culture based on the multitude of artifacts and features found at the site. The site was first excavated in 1968 and later by Phasook Indrawood in 1991,[2] who dug nine test pits and found two phases of occupation.[2] This region also indicated that agriculture was a large part of the lifestyle here. The site was thought to have been founded by Chao Fa Ra-ngum in 621 AD.[3]

  1. ^ a b Murphy, Stephen A. (2013). "Buddhism and its Relationship to Dvaravati Period Settlement Patterns and Material Culture in Northeast Thailand and Central Laos c. Sixth–Eleventh Centuries a.d. : A Historical Ecology Approach to the Landscape of the Khorat Plateau". Asian Perspectives. 52 (2): 300–326. doi:10.1353/asi.2013.0017. hdl:10125/38732. ISSN 1535-8283. S2CID 53315185.
  2. ^ a b Tjoa-Bonatz, Mai Lin; Reinecke, Andreas; Bonatz, Dominik, eds. (2012-01-01). Crossing Borders: Selected Papers from the 13th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists. NUS Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1nthm4.12. ISBN 978-9971-69-677-1. JSTOR j.ctv1nthm4.
  3. ^ Talbot, Sarah. "Before Angkor: Early historic communities in Northeast Thailand". Journal of the Siam Society. 91: 75–83.