One-ton soil block to preserve 2,000-year-old skeletons

Archaeologists prepare to lift one-tonne soil block at Phetchaburi site - Hua Hin Today

Don Yai Thong excavation enters delicate phase Archaeologists at the Don Yai Thong excavation in Phetchaburi are preparing to lift a soil block weighing more than one tonne to protect the skulls of four ancient human skeletons. The remains, believed to date back between 1,500 and 2,000 years, will be removed together with the surrounding […] The post Archaeologists prepare to lift one-tonne soil block at Phetchaburi site appeared first on Hua Hi…

One-ton soil block to preserve 2,000-year-old skeletons

PHETCHABURI — Archaeologists are preparing to lift a soil block weighing more than one tonne to safely remove the skulls of four ancient human skeletons, estimated to be 1,500–2,000 years old, from the Don Yai Thong archaeological site in Phetchaburi province. The operation is being carried out by archaeologists from the Fine Arts Office 1 in Ratchaburi, working with conservation scientists from the Office of National Museums under the Fine Arts…