webfact Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 GOLD RUSHMore join hunt for gold at plantationKrissana TiwatsirikulThe NationFine Arts Department believes treasure found in the plot up to 800 years oldBANGKOK: -- A PALM plantation in Phatthalung has attracted a huge number of gold prospectors. Armed with hoes and shovels, these people are no daydreamers.In recent days, glittering big sheets of gold have been found here. It remains unclear how the precious items ended up on the plot but the Fine Arts Department has already come forward with a plea."If you find gold there, please sell it to us," the department's director-general Anek Sihamat said yesterday.Under the law, ancient artefacts belong to the state. However, he said, his department is willing to purchase these gold sheets.Anek said gold sheets from the plot were between 700 and 800 years old and could be historically important.He was speaking after examining some of the gold items."We believe they might have belonged to some wealthy merchants or city rulers in the past," he said. "The gold has been turned into thin sheets to make it easy to carry around. Goldsmiths must have worked on these sheets."Wi Tapsaeng owns the palm plantation, which covers more than 10 rai in tambon Khao Chaison, Khao Chaison district.After he discovered gold on the plot, locals flocked there and searched for gold, too.Many neighbours have shown up with flower garlands and incense sticks, praying to be blessed and to be forgiven.Sources said the gold sheets were similar to those used to adorn the Phra Borommathat Chedi, an historical site and sacred religious structure in Nakhon Si Thammarat."If these ancient gold sheets were really designed for the pagoda, no one should use it for any inappropriate purpose, or else he or she may be cursed," an expert in Nakhon Si Thammarat history said on condition of anonymity.Anek said he had been contacting relevant officials to have Wi's plantation declared an "archaeological site".Arnat Bamrungwong, who heads the Fine Arts Office 14, said relevant officials would do their best to protect the site from further damage. Nakhon Si Thammarat is under his office's jurisdiction.Anek said he would also ask the Fourth Army Region for help secure the plantation for proper checks and excavation.-- The Nation 2014-05-30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skint Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 The golds cursed, sorry can't have it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 How do you say in Thai There's gold in them there plantation??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NongKhaiKid Posted May 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2014 Is this a con job to get the ground turned over free ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davetrout Posted May 30, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2014 why would the owner of the land let other people take gold from his land 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JeremyBowskill Posted May 30, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2014 Yup, an inanimate lump of gold being "cursed" makes perfect sense to a rational mind. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmworx Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Nice try to get the red shirts out of the bangcock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokay Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 A fool and his money gold are soon parted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keestha Posted May 30, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2014 why would the owner of the land let other people take gold from his land Right! If I would be the owner of the land, I would have started acting strangely, muttering to myself and laughing loudly without any reason in the daytime, and dig at night. All the villagers would pity me, till the moment I suddenly turn up in an expensive car, and tear down my house in order to replace it with kind of a palace. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 "Under the law, ancient artifacts belong to the state. However, he said, his department is willing to purchase these gold sheets." Is that really sending the right message? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gemini81 Posted May 30, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2014 In Isarn, the hunt for gold is usually old western pensioners. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 In Isarn, the hunt for gold is usually old western pensioners. Nice one !! And far more lucrative..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binnsy1 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 why would the owner of the land let other people take gold from his land Thai's in general cannot keep there mouths closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumper101 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Sod the incense sticks and flower garlands, I got a good metal detector. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luk Mhee Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Just don’t forget to cover the holes again when digging, otherwise they will become mosqueto breeding grounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 In Isarn, the hunt for gold is usually old western pensioners. No shovels required there, I guess. Armed with hoes and shovels 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Is this a con job to get the ground turned over free ? alt=giggle.gif> It's called "taking" or eminent domain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nputman Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 The real gold would be charging this mob 100 bht each a day to destroy his property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnomick Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I bet khun Wi is wishing he'd kept his mouth shut by now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Finally a good news story, Good on Em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBadDog Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 In World War II pilots from many countries carried a survival kit that contained, among other things, small pieces of gold to be used in any country they may get stranded in. The first report on this gold mentioned Japanese writing on some of the gold. The gold sheets meant to be carried around, as the one in the picture from earlier this week, are exactly the kind of gold a pilot or member of any flight crew might have. Unless they consider the 1940's ancient history this is not an archaelogical find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodThaiGirl Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 In Isarn, the hunt for gold is usually old western pensioners. and there ever so loyal girlfriends.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrendsd Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Nice try to get the red shirts out of the bangcock. ZZZZZ Give it a rest, what is the connection between this gold being found and the red shirts? Can any story on here be commented on without it being turned into a political thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini81 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 In Isarn, the hunt for gold is usually old western pensioners. No shovels required there, I guess. Armed with hoes and shovels Lots of 'hoes' indeed, but no shovel. Buy loads of shovels after he kicks the bucket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Nice try to get the red shirts out of the bangcock. ZZZZZ Give it a rest, what is the connection between this gold being found and the red shirts? Can any story on here be commented on without it being turned into a political thread? I wonder what is more incomprehensive, your post or that you take an ironic joke for granted? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbaz Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 There are many instances of Japanese settling in the Southern provinces centuries ago. Nakhon Si Tammarat once had a Japanese governor (which probably then included this area) It could very well be "old gold". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMarlow Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 In World War II pilots from many countries carried a survival kit that contained, among other things, small pieces of gold to be used in any country they may get stranded in. The first report on this gold mentioned Japanese writing on some of the gold. The gold sheets meant to be carried around, as the one in the picture from earlier this week, are exactly the kind of gold a pilot or member of any flight crew might have. Unless they consider the 1940's ancient history this is not an archaelogical find. D'you think pilots from 700/800 years ago were issued with similar survival kits? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbradster Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Just don’t forget to cover the holes again when digging, otherwise they will become mosqueto breeding grounds. That's the curse. Dengue and malaria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Deja vu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sae57 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 About 15 years ago there was a scam in which a landowner claimed to have found WWII US savings bonds now worth billions buried on his land, presumably by the Japanese. He was trying to boost the value of the land & sell it for big baht. I wonder if something similar isn't happening here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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