Structure and age of ancient walls from the city of Nan, northern Thailand

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ID5255106
AutoresPrapawadee Srisunthon (0000-0001-5120-5645, University of Freiburg, autor correspondente), Daniela Mueller (0000-0001-6247-3418, University of Freiburg), Jakob Wilk (0000-0002-2605-9444, University of Freiburg), Frank Preusser (0000-0002-5654-1346, University of Freiburg)
Ano2024
Volume16
Fascículo5
Data de publicação2024-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoArchaeological and Anthropological Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1866-9557 • E-ISSN: 1866-9565
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12520-024-01984-9
OpenAlexW4394686079
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas48

The structure and age of remains of two ancient walls located in the city of Nan, a former part of the Lanna Kingdom in modern northern Thailand, were investigated. The remains differ in appearance with a well-preserved brick wall present at Mahawong Road (MHW), while an earthwork with a brick reinforcement core is found at Phaya Wat Temple (PWT). We employed an electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) survey and optically stimulated luminescence dating (OSL) to determine the buried structure of the earthwork at the PWT site and the production age of bricks from both locations. The ERT results reveal lateral heterogeneous resistivity domains cross-cutting the wall, which presumably relates to the construction of a dam. According to OSL dating, the PWT wall was likely built during the time of the war with Burma that ultimately resulted in a foreign occupation of Nan in the sixteenth century. This structure played a role in both flood mitigation and military defence of the city. The structure at MHW represents a city wall that was built at the end of the nineteenth century after Nan was relocated to its present position and rather reflects representative and social needs

Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Physical geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology