Draft:Mueang Dong Lakhon

Mueang Dong Lakhon

เมืองดงละคร
The entrance of Muang Boran Dong Lakhon Historical Landmark Office
Location	Mueang Nakhon Nayok district, Nakhon Nayok province, Thailand
Type	Human settlement
Area	4.80 square kilometres (480 ha)
History
Founded	c. 800 AD
Abandoned	c. 1300 AD
Periods	Post-classical history
Cultures	Dvaravati
Associated with	Mon people
Site notes
Excavation dates	1972
Archaeologists	Pisit Charoenwong
Condition	Partial restoration
Ownership	Public (Partly)
Management	Fine Arts Department, no entry fee
Public access	Yes

Mueang Dong Lakhon (Thai: เมืองดงละคร) is an archaeological site located in the Mueang Nakhon Nayok district, Nakhon Nayok province, Thailand, about 5 kilometers southwest of Nakhon Nayok town. The site was inhabited from around the third to eighth century CE until the thirteenth century, spanning cultural periods from the Dvaravati period, through the Angkor, to the early age of the Ayutthaya. The highest point of the city is on the eastern mound, 34 meters above mean sea level.

The city covers an area of about 6 square kilometers and has a diameter of about 800 meters. It is an almost round oval surrounded by two layers of moats and embankments, but only the outer layer remains. In comparison, the outer embankment is higher, but the inner is wider.

The city was built on the bank of the old Nakhon Nayok River, which can be directly navigated to the sea, making the city suitable for maritime trade, similar to other ancient cities in the Dvaravati period.

References

Category:States and territories established in the 8th century Category:8th-century establishments in Thailand Category:1st millennium in Thailand