The Archaeological Excavation of the Former Thonburi Train
Station Area
The former Thonburi train station is now the Faculty of Medicine,
Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. While digging to prepare the
base construction of a new medical building in 2008, many artifacts
were found. Therefore, an archaeological study was conducted in the
former Thonburi train station area for this purpose. The areas of the
archaeological study were divided into two parts. The first one was the
construction area for the buildings (AREA 1). It was dug beneath the
ground at a depth of about 20 meters. The second one was the outside
the main construction area (AREA 2). This area consisted of 4 buildings
and one of the four was the building of the Thonburi train station. This
area was further investigated for the archaeological excavation in 2011-
2012.
The archaeological study in the former Thonburi train station
area was operated to: 1) Gather archaeological evidence found during
the preparation of construction buildings (AREA 1) 2) Survey the
archaeological evidence found during the preparation of construction
buildings and to survey the ground surface in that area 3) Excavate the
archaeological evidence in AREA 1 for 6 pits (TP.5-10) 4) Excavate the
archaeological evidence at the fortress palace in AREA 3. According
to the archaeological excavation, the evidence could be concluded as
follows: (Kannika, 2008a, 2008b, 2012)
1) To gather the archaeological evidence found during the
preparation of construction buildings and survey the ground surface
in the AREA 1.
While the Italian company was digging soil for preparation of
construction buildings, they accidentally found a wood coffin, human
skeletons, and ruins of wooded boats, so the team project studied them.
Important evidence was found as follows:
A wood coffin containing a human skeleton and two further
human skeletons were found. A wood coffin and skeletons were buried
at the same level, beneath the current ground surface at a depth of two meters. The coffin and skeletons were laid along the north-south
direction by laying the head towards the north and no other artifacts were
buried together with them. The area where the coffin and skeletons was
found was at the west end of the train station, close to Wat Amarintraram.
It was assumed that such an area had perhaps once been the Kubor or an
old cemetery of Thai-Muslim people who had settled in this area before
the Thonburi train station was constructed in the reign of King Rama V
The Archaeological Excavation of the Former Thonburi TrainStation AreaThe former Thonburi train station is now the Faculty of Medicine,Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. While digging to prepare thebase construction of a new medical building in 2008, many artifactswere found. Therefore, an archaeological study was conducted in theformer Thonburi train station area for this purpose. The areas of thearchaeological study were divided into two parts. The first one was theconstruction area for the buildings (AREA 1). It was dug beneath theground at a depth of about 20 meters. The second one was the outsidethe main construction area (AREA 2). This area consisted of 4 buildingsand one of the four was the building of the Thonburi train station. Thisarea was further investigated for the archaeological excavation in 2011-2012.The archaeological study in the former Thonburi train stationarea was operated to: 1) Gather archaeological evidence found duringthe preparation of construction buildings (AREA 1) 2) Survey thearchaeological evidence found during the preparation of constructionbuildings and to survey the ground surface in that area 3) Excavate thearchaeological evidence in AREA 1 for 6 pits (TP.5-10) 4) Excavate thearchaeological evidence at the fortress palace in AREA 3. Accordingto the archaeological excavation, the evidence could be concluded asfollows: (Kannika, 2008a, 2008b, 2012)1) To gather the archaeological evidence found during the
preparation of construction buildings and survey the ground surface
in the AREA 1.
While the Italian company was digging soil for preparation of
construction buildings, they accidentally found a wood coffin, human
skeletons, and ruins of wooded boats, so the team project studied them.
Important evidence was found as follows:
A wood coffin containing a human skeleton and two further
human skeletons were found. A wood coffin and skeletons were buried
at the same level, beneath the current ground surface at a depth of two meters. The coffin and skeletons were laid along the north-south
direction by laying the head towards the north and no other artifacts were
buried together with them. The area where the coffin and skeletons was
found was at the west end of the train station, close to Wat Amarintraram.
It was assumed that such an area had perhaps once been the Kubor or an
old cemetery of Thai-Muslim people who had settled in this area before
the Thonburi train station was constructed in the reign of King Rama V
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