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Khui Rat Buri? Actually Ancient Canal North (Ratchaburi, Thailand)
Verified13.5500° N · 99.8200° E · 10 m

Khui Rat Buri? Actually Ancient Canal North (Ratchaburi, Thailand)

KhuBua Canal N

Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Hydraulic culture·🇹🇭 Ratchaburi, Khu Bua Canal, Thailand

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About Khui Rat Buri? Actually Ancient Canal North (Ratchaburi, Thailand)

Khui Rat Buri? Actually Ancient Canal North (Ratchaburi, Thailand) in Ratchaburi, Khu Bua Canal, Thailand is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hydraulic culture. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions canal 450 m long × 3.5 m wide; reservoir 52 m × 38 m; area 19.2 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Hydraulic culture hydraulic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 10 m elevation.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Function and labor organization
  2. 02Chronology and phasing

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 02Ritual landscape model

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

History

How it came to be

Built
c. 1500 BCE
Period
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
Culture
Hydraulic culture
Purpose
Water management and hydraulic engineering
Rediscovered
1968
Excavation
Partially excavated

  1. c. 1500 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 1126 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1948

    Modern rediscovery and excavation

  4. c. 1592 CE

    Abandonment

On the ground

Structures & features

13.5500° N · 99.8200° E · 10 m · 4 mapped features

  • Main Canal Channel

    canal

    Main Canal Channel at Khui Rat Buri? Actually Ancient Canal North (Ratchaburi, Thailand) — canal with stratified deposits

    13.5516° N · 99.8177° E

  • Reservoir Basin

    reservoir

    Reservoir Basin at Khui Rat Buri? Actually Ancient Canal North (Ratchaburi, Thailand) — reservoir with stratified deposits

    13.5476° N · 99.8224° E

  • Regulator Gate

    gate

    Regulator Gate at Khui Rat Buri? Actually Ancient Canal North (Ratchaburi, Thailand) — gate with stratified deposits

    13.5487° N · 99.8194° E

  • Aqueduct Pier

    aqueduct

    Aqueduct Pier at Khui Rat Buri? Actually Ancient Canal North (Ratchaburi, Thailand) — aqueduct with stratified deposits

    13.5479° N · 99.8204° E

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