Millennia-old cave art, earthenware discovered in Krabi

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Millennia-old cave art, earthenware discovered in Krabi
Phuket Gazette


An image believed to be a prehistoric cave-painting. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

KRABI: -- Ancient drawings and earthenware estimated to be between 2,000 and 3,000 years old have been discovered in Krabi's Ao Luek district.

Local villagers came across the archaeological site while looking for guano to fertilize their crops. On discovery, the villagers notified the Krabi Environmental and Cultural Preservation Committee of their thrilling find.

Members of the committee visited the location, Manora Cave, which is located 1.5 kilometers from the nearest village settlement.

“We found more than 20 drawings of geometric patterns, boats and fish, all of which look similar in style to drawings found at the nearby Karos Cliff, famous for its ancient artwork,” said Committee head Niwat Wattanayomanaporn, who led an inspection team of 15 into the cave.

“We also found fractured earthenware, which we estimate to be between 2,000 and 3,000 years old,” he said.

The committee is preparing documentation to send to the Fine Arts Department concerning the discovery.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Millennia-old-cave-art-earthenware-discovered-in-Krabi-22329.html


-- Phuket Gazette 2013-09-25

[retell]

3000 years old is hardly pre- historic

old i must admit

[KhunOr]

"Local villagers came across the archaeological site while looking for guano to fertilize their crops. On discovery, the villagers notified the Krabi Environmental and Cultural Preservation Committee of their thrilling find...."

...after first having removed hundreds of pristine earthenware pots and other priceless artifacts, leaving only "...fractured earthenware".

Methinks.

[SOTIRIOS]

...not much has changed....

[robertthesculptor]

where? am very interested in such.

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[Joe Mamma]

Hope some more insight of our ancestors is forthcoming. This is our history of our species.

[Ulic]

Looks more like a fungus on a cave wall.

[slipperylobster]

3000 years old is hardly pre- historic

old i must admit

It is if there was no writing at that time,in which to record history for this locality. Might check on that. We know of several civilizations that did....

[lee b]

Cave painting? Well i must say they were not very good artists back then haha

[mauGR1]

Looks more like a fungus on a cave wall.

Honestly, my impression too...I have tried hard to see any drawing among those stains

[retell]

Cave painting? Well i must say they were not very good artists back then haha

must have been short on material they could copy from

[Totster]

3000 years old is hardly pre- historic

old i must admit

Where does it say it's pre-historic?

totster

[retell]

3000 years old is hardly pre- historic

old i must admit

Where does it say it's pre-historic?

totster

An image believed to be a prehistoric cave-painting

right under the photo

[kotsak]

Looks more like the result of projectile vomiting

[Totster]

3000 years old is hardly pre- historic

old i must admit

Where does it say it's pre-historic?

totster

An image believed to be a prehistoric cave-painting

right under the photo

Indeed, thanks.

totster

[itchybum]

Looks more like a fungus on a cave wall.

Honestly, my impression too...I have tried hard to see any drawing among those stains

Thai art don't forget...ya need some culture in ya to see it.

[boomerangutang]

The west coast of Thailand could very well have been a trail for early man. I'm referring to a time frame which far precedes the lead story. A recent Nat'l Geo mag has a map which shows early man getting to Australia around 50,000 years ago. That's before Europe and before they got to the main parts of Asia. If early hominids traveled from Africa to Australia over land, they would almost certainly have gone through the isthmus of Thailand.

[retell]

The west coast of Thailand could very well have been a trail for early man. I'm referring to a time frame which far precedes the lead story. A recent Nat'l Geo mag has a map which shows early man getting to Australia around 50,000 years ago. That's before Europe and before they got to the main parts of Asia. If early hominids traveled from Africa to Australia over land, they would almost certainly have gone through the isthmus of Thailand.

thanks , someone has been paying attention , in class ,( my school never even got close to a explanation like that)

[retell]

is it me or does it look a bit like an early world map

[itchybum]

is it me or does it look a bit like an early world map

Safe to say I think its you.

[itchybum]

How anyone can take that as cave arts got me.....I think some little old ladies have been in there with their beetle nut spit balls.

[mayday49]

Looks more like the result of projectile vomiting

OK ?

[boomerangutang]

Thais don't seem to elicit a modicum of the interest in their older-than-royalty heritage - as do farang. I reside in C.Rai, and here are two examples:

>>> a farang friend here has amassed an impressive collection of stone tools, dating from around 500 to possibly several thousand years old. The only response he's had from Thais is: "You can't take them out of the country" (ok that's fair), ....but no interest beyond that, such as "wow, stone tools from Neolithic predecessors... cool!" or "Let's arrange for a group of schoolkids to come and see these."

>>> Some rural property I secured up here, near town, has remnants of over a dozen ancient kilns, several hundred (or 1,000?) years old. Also old bricks and slag - evidence of iron smelting, perchance. I show them to Thais and it's a yawn for them. I show them to farang, and they're interested. What gives?

[boomerangutang]

Looks more like the result of projectile vomiting

are you somewhat of an expert on that?

[Scotswahay]

Looks more like a fungus on a cave wall.

Honestly, my impression too...I have tried hard to see any drawing among those stains

Thai art don't forget...ya need some culture in ya to see it.

Culture? Do you mean Magic mushrooms?

[itchybum]

Looks more like a fungus on a cave wall.

Honestly, my impression too...I have tried hard to see any drawing among those stains

Thai art don't forget...ya need some culture in ya to see it.

Culture? Do you mean Magic mushrooms?

It would help define the borders.