The Fine Arts Department has dispatched archaeologists to collaborate with relevant agencies to survey a site where rock carving has been discovered on a mountain in Buriram Province.
The discovery was made by villagers who were foraging for mushrooms in the Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary and stumbled upon the rock carving on Khao Kra Jiew in Non Din Daeng District.
Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Attaphon Charoenchansa has instructed officials from the Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary to investigate the site where the rock carving was found. The site is located at an altitude of 336 meters above sea level and is approximately 1 kilometer from the Pa Khao Kra Jiew temple.
Archaeologists from the Fine Arts Department are on-site working with other relevant agencies. The exact age of the rock carving remains unknown.
In addition, wildlife sanctuary officials are also exploring the route to the site where the rock carving was found to determine whether it can be developed into a nature trail. They will wait for the results of the Fine Arts Department’s survey before making a joint decision.
Non Din Daeng District is home to the prominent archaeological site of Prasat Nong Hong, another ancient Khmer site, located near Lam Nang Rong Dam. The lintel depicting Yama (the god of death) riding a buffalo was recently returned to Thailand from the United States and is currently on display in the exhibition hall at Phanom Rung Historical Park. (TNA)
