Amazing "Village Headman of Nong Suea Bong" displays "Stone Axes from the Paleolithic Era" estimated to be thousands of years old, preserving over 50 pieces along with numerous other ancient artifacts, hoping to establish the Krabi Historical Museum
On 11 July 2026, reporters reported that after the discovery of ancient human skeletons and well-preserved black Phimai pottery in Krabi district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, officials from Fine Arts Department Region 10 in Nakhon Ratchasima presumed these artifacts belonged to an ancient civilization from the late prehistoric Iron Age near the Mun River dam at Chorakhe Hin subdistrict, following a continuous drop in the dam's water level.
Recently, officials collected artifacts and skeletons, glass beads, iron tools, and ancient stone axes predating the late prehistoric Iron Age found in the same area to study, with some items taken to the Maha Wirawong National Museum for preservation on 9 July.
Meanwhile, Mr. Phairoj Summat, village headman of Nong Suea Bong, Moo 4, Oraphim subdistrict, Krabi district, Nakhon Ratchasima, displayed over 50 ancient polished stone axes of various shapes found near the Mun River dam, inviting experts and archaeologists to examine them.
Additionally, there are iron tools, melted metal, orange glass beads, and some pottery. The village headman said he had been collecting these polished stone axes for more than 10 years.
Mr. Phairoj said he had spent over 10 years collecting polished stone axes and other ancient artifacts because he previously worked as a tractor driver leveling farmland, regularly encountering underground artifacts which he kept out of personal interest. Around 2010, while leveling farmland at a site called Non Kao at the end of Nong Suea Bong village, he discovered several iron tools, skeletons, and ancient jars. He notified Oraphim subdistrict municipality, which coordinated with the Fine Arts Department to inspect. They confirmed many artifacts were black Phimai pottery and took samples for study.
He collected these artifacts from land development work for villagers in various areas, including polished stone axes, ancient jars, beads, and iron tools. He found polished stone axes frequently and has gathered over 50 pieces in various shapes. His passion and hope are to have experts verify their age and origin, leading to establishing a district museum to preserve these ancient artifacts for future generations to study and learn from.