Archaeologists at Tham Din cave in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, uncovered the roughly 29,000-year-old skeleton of Pangpond, a child estimated to be about eight years old. The child was laid supine about 1.8 metres (six feet) below the cave floor and covered with stones and red earth. It is the oldest human skeleton found in Thailand. The separate giant-and-snake cave was an art installation: its skulls, pottery and skeleton were modern concrete reproductions, not ancient remains. The 29,000-year-old discovery is one child's burial, not evidence of a population of nearly two-metre-tall skeletons.
29,000-year-old child is Thailand's oldest human skeleton
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Key facts
- The documented 29,000-year-old find at Tham Din in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park is the skeleton of Pangpond, a child estimated to be about eight years old.
- The burial, about 1.8 metres (six feet) below the cave floor, is the oldest human skeleton found in Thailand.
- The child was laid supine and covered with stones and red earth or ochre.
- The separate cave shown was a modern art installation; its skulls, pottery and skeleton were concrete reproductions.
- Its giant-and-giant-snake story follows local folklore about a princess and hills on opposite sides of a river.
- The cited reports do not establish that many ancient skeletons were nearly two metres tall or taller than the local adult average.
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29000-Year-Old Human Remains Discovered In Thailandallthatsinteresting.com
The ancient remains of "Pangpond," an eight-year-old child, were unearthed at the Tham Din cave in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park.
29000-year-old remains of child unearthed in Thailand ...livescience.com
The 29,000-year-old bones of a child discovered in Thailand are the oldest human remains ever found in the country, archaeologists have ...
29000-Year-Old Child's Skeleton Unearthed in Thailand ...archaeology.org
The oldest human skeleton ever found in the country. The bones were unearthed six feet beneath the floor of the Tham Din cave site in Prachuap Khiri Khan.
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Radiocarbon dating revealed the 6-8-year-old child's remains were approximately 29,000 years old. ByMaria Mocerino · Culture Mar 08, 2025 05 ...
29000-year-old child 'Pangpond' changes Thailand's ...jpost.com
Pangpond is the oldest human skeleton ever discovered in Thailand, contributing to our understanding of human evolution in the region.
Discovery of Middle Ice Age child skeleton in Khao Sam ...huahintoday.com
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