The Archaeological Excavation of the Former Thonburi City Moat
(Khong Ban Khamin)
The Public Works Department had informed the Fine Arts
Department about road and bridge construction linking up with Soi
Sangsuesa, Arun Amarin Road in order to solve traffic problems. They
were concerned that the reinforced concrete bridge construction across
Khong Ban Khamin might demolish the remains of the ancient city
wall and Thonburi moat, which were previously destroyed during the
Rattanakosin period. Therefore, the Fine Arts Department initiated
archaeological excavations to find out the original range of the city
walls and archaeological evidences from dredging of Khong Ban Kamin,
which were moats of the Thonburi age. The extent of the two ruins from
the archaeological excavation were found to be as follows: (Sunisa,
2002)
1) The ruins made from bricks with (W) 1x (L) 2 m. and with
distance from the range of Thonburi moat at 5.5 meters.
2) The ruins made from bricks with (W) 1.80x (L) 2.80x (H) 1.32
m. and distance from the range of Thonburi moat for 25 meters. The top
floor of the range of the ruins was lower than the current Arun Amarin
road by 1 meter. Bricks at the bottom had a width of about 15-17 cm,
the length of about 32-35 cm and thickness of 7-10 cm. Bricks for the
top construction were smaller than the bottom; their width was about
17 cm, length about 27 cm and with thickness of between 5-7 cm. It is
believed that this was the range of the city wall of Thonburi in Thonburi
period.
Besides the ruins found, dredging Thonburi moat had been done to
study and find the extent of moat range in the past. The soil stratigraphy
can be divided into 3 layers as follows:
The 1st layer is the soil at present. Its characteristic is a combination
of clay with broken bricks, shells, tree roots, and modern objects such
as pieces of cement and nails.
The 2nd layer is the soil of Thonburi moat in the past. It occurred
from activities carried out at the moat side and broken bricks, wood, and
organic objects such as charcoal were found. This demonstrated that it
was the residential area of the moat side which was shallow and narrow.
The extent of the width of the original moat was about 10-11 meters.
The 3rd layer is the original soil layer that occurred in the same
age as that of the floor of Thonburi city moat.
According to the results of the archaeological excavation of the
former Thonburi moat (Khong Ban Khamin), it was assumed that the
city wall of Thonburi had a width of 1.80 meters with the distance from
the range of Thonburi city moat of 25 meters. In the past, Thonburi city
moat would likely have had a width of about 10-11 meters.
The Archaeological Excavation of the Former Thonburi City Moat(Khong Ban Khamin)The Public Works Department had informed the Fine ArtsDepartment about road and bridge construction linking up with SoiSangsuesa, Arun Amarin Road in order to solve traffic problems. Theywere concerned that the reinforced concrete bridge construction acrossKhong Ban Khamin might demolish the remains of the ancient citywall and Thonburi moat, which were previously destroyed during theRattanakosin period. Therefore, the Fine Arts Department initiatedarchaeological excavations to find out the original range of the citywalls and archaeological evidences from dredging of Khong Ban Kamin,which were moats of the Thonburi age. The extent of the two ruins fromthe archaeological excavation were found to be as follows: (Sunisa,2002)1) The ruins made from bricks with (W) 1x (L) 2 m. and withdistance from the range of Thonburi moat at 5.5 meters.2) The ruins made from bricks with (W) 1.80x (L) 2.80x (H) 1.32m. and distance from the range of Thonburi moat for 25 meters. The topfloor of the range of the ruins was lower than the current Arun Amarinroad by 1 meter. Bricks at the bottom had a width of about 15-17 cm,the length of about 32-35 cm and thickness of 7-10 cm. Bricks for thetop construction were smaller than the bottom; their width was about17 cm, length about 27 cm and with thickness of between 5-7 cm. It isbelieved that this was the range of the city wall of Thonburi in Thonburiperiod.Besides the ruins found, dredging Thonburi moat had been done tostudy and find the extent of moat range in the past. The soil stratigraphycan be divided into 3 layers as follows:The 1st layer is the soil at present. Its characteristic is a combinationof clay with broken bricks, shells, tree roots, and modern objects suchas pieces of cement and nails.The 2nd layer is the soil of Thonburi moat in the past. It occurredfrom activities carried out at the moat side and broken bricks, wood, andorganic objects such as charcoal were found. This demonstrated that itwas the residential area of the moat side which was shallow and narrow.The extent of the width of the original moat was about 10-11 meters.The 3rd layer is the original soil layer that occurred in the sameage as that of the floor of Thonburi city moat.According to the results of the archaeological excavation of theformer Thonburi moat (Khong Ban Khamin), it was assumed that thecity wall of Thonburi had a width of 1.80 meters with the distance fromthe range of Thonburi city moat of 25 meters. In the past, Thonburi citymoat would likely have had a width of about 10-11 meters.
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