Pha Taem
Encyclopedia
Pha Taem is a national park in the Ubon Ratchathani province
of Isan
, Thailand
. It is notable for extensive rock art
on cliffs above the Mekong river. The art is estimated to be 3000 years old. The park also has several examples of Mushroom rocks
.
Ubon Ratchathani Province
-History:The area was part of the Khmer Empire. Before the late eighteenth century, this area evidently was outside Siamese or Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom....
of Isan
Isan
Isan is the northeastern region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. It is notable for extensive rock art
Rock art
Rock art is a term used in archaeology for any human-made markings made on natural stone. They can be divided into:*Petroglyphs - carvings into stone surfaces*Pictographs - rock and cave paintings...
on cliffs above the Mekong river. The art is estimated to be 3000 years old. The park also has several examples of Mushroom rocks
Mushroom rocks
A mushroom rock, also called rock pedestal or a pedestal rock, is a naturally occurring rock whose shape, as its name implies, strikingly resembles a mushroom. The rocks are deformed in a number of different ways: the processing of erosion and weathering, glacial action or from a sudden disturbance...
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External links
- http://www.travelfish.org/location/thailand/northeast_thailand/ubon_ratchathani/pha_taem_national_park
- http://www.tbpa.net/case_04.htm