Amphoe Kamalasai
Fa Daet Song Yang
This
ancient town is a on Highway No. 214 (Kalasin-Roi Et). From Kalasin,
drive for 13 kilometres to Kamalasai, then turn right and drive
for 6 kilometres. The present location is Ban Sema, Tambon Nong
Paen. There is evidence of a settlement in prehistoric times,
the area flourishing during the Dvaravati period circa the 13th-15th
Buddhist century. The layout of the town is like a heart-shaped
stone that defines a temple’s boundary.
There are two rows of moats. Ruins have been found inside and
outside the town area. The most complete ruin is Phra That Yakhu,
a brick pagoda. Sandstone temple markers with and without designs
have been found here and are now housed in Wat Pho Chai Semaram
in the village and in the Khon Kaen National Museum. In addition,
amulets and tobacco pipes made of fired clay and bronze were unearthed
here.
