This is the abstract that will present in IPPA conference at Vietnam 2009
INDO-PACIFIC PREHISTORY ASSOCIATION, ABSTRACTS FOR THE HANOI CONFERENCE
Session: B8 Krajaejun, Pipad
Lecturer of Thammasat University
SLAB COFFINS IN TAK PROVINCE, WESTERN THAILAND
In 2006, I carried out an archaeological survey in Tak province, western Thailand and found 30 slab coffins. Only seven, from the Ban Wang Pra Chop and Nai Sien sites, were excavated. The slab coffins are made of phyllite, and their average size is 2.1 meter in length and 0.7 meter in width. No human skeletons or ashes were found; only earthenware and stone bracelets were found inside the slab coffins and around the sites. Polished stone axes and beads were also found around the slab coffins. The C-14 date [2 dates] for Ban Wang Pra Chop is approximately 2,520-2,350 BP [two sigma]. This paper will present: 1) an analysis of the data and interpretation of the past society, and 2) a comparison of the slab coffins at Tak province with other slab coffin sites in Asia. Preliminary results indicate that these slab coffins are similar in type to those found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and especially those from Taiwan. Therefore, this culture might relate to a migration route of Austroasiatic people through western Thailand.
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