Abstract
At the time of writing, archaeological excavations have been
carried out at four sites in the Thonburi area: Wichai Prasit Fort, Khong
Ban Khamin (the former Thonburi moat), the former Thonburi train
station area, and Pong Pajjamit Fort. The information gathered from
the archaeological excavations is greatly significant to affirm, verify,
and test existing knowledge from historical documents. Furthermore,
it can clearly support topics of original historical knowledge, which
hitherto had no records. The objectives of this article are to present
new information and evidences derived from the technical method of
the archaeological excavation, which had never been revealed so far,
and to demonstrate it’s contribution to archaeological knowledge in the
Thonburi area.
Key Words: Thonburi; Thonburi Archaeology; Bangkok Archaeology
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1 This research is a part of Ph.D. dissertation in Historical Archaeology entitle,
“Thonburi city during Ayutthaya and Rattanakosin periods” Department of Archaeology,
Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, granted by The Royal Golden Jubilee
Ph.D. Program, Thailand Research Found (RGJ-TRF).