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Ancient Cave Paintings in Thailand Reveal Monkeys, Wild Cattle and a Child’s Handprint
A newly documented group of ancient cave paintings in Thailand depicts monkeys, wild cattle and the handprints of an adult and a child. Overlapping images suggest that people returned to the rock wall during at least three separate phases, repeatedly adding new marks to those left by earlier visitors. The paintings were identified at the…
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Forest Rangers Discover Tham Ta Kueng Cave, Adding a New Chapter to Thailand’s Archaeological Map
A patrol in the forests of northern Thailand has revealed a previously unknown cave that could soon join the country’s long list of significant archaeological sites. The discovery, named Tham Ta Kueng (Ta Kueng Cave), was made in the Khwae Noi watershed of Phitsanulok’s Nakhon Thai district during a three-day expedition by rangers from the…