Khao Tikhli
| Native Name | เขาตีคลี, ខៅធីឃ្លី |
|---|---|
| BA# | T60036 |
| Type | Ancient Village |
| Location | |
| Part of | Khao Tikhli |
| Commune | Don Kha |
| District | Tha Tako |
| Province | Nakhon Sawan |
| Country | Thailand |
| Coordinates | 15.65964, 100.55612 |
Khao Tikhli (เขาตีคลี - Pronounced: Kow Tee-klee)
Intriguing site that reveals evidence of occupation over a lengthy period and features prehistoric and Dvaravati artefacts, a probable Jayavarman VII ruin and a rather remote but elaborate, active Buddhist monastery.
The site encompasses a tiny hill - a mere 400m or so in diameter - which is today heavily wooded and surrounded at its foot by a series of reservoirs with earthen embankments. Although these appear much too wide to have functioned as a moat, for what the Thai Fine Arts Department has identified as a Dvaravati-period settlement, they may have conceivably been enlarged during later Khmer occupation. Although no Dvaravati temple vestiges have been identified to date, the site is considered likely to have been contemporary with the nearby settlement of Don Kha while the presence of Khok Prasat (Don Kha) - a late 12th-century Khmer ruin - indicates continued occupation into the Jayavarman VII period.
The rather barren hill itself is unlikely to have been the location for a settlement so either it formed more of a religious, ceremonial site or inhabited areas spread across the surrounding flat land.
While the existence of a Bayon-period temple is well evidenced by the famous inscribed Buddha image (see San Chao Luang Por Sila), the presence of an actual ancient city or settlement is, we feel, more tenuous and requires verification.
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Canal or moat to the south of the hill
Wat Khao Tikhli sits at the foot of the hill
Pond or possible remnant of a surrounding moat
Replicas of the Buddha images now housed at San Chao Luang Por Sila
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