872 
Figure 5. Map showing a correlation of ancient 
settlements and former shoreline at the elevation 
3.5-4 meter in the area of the Lower Chao Phraya Plain 
(after Vanasin, & Supajanya, 1980). 
Informations gained from photo-interpretation prove 
these ancient structures to be a remains of ancient 
canal (Supajanya, 1 984). Several other old structures 
in Thailand which are remained on the surface and 
they have not been recognized before, were now 
recorded basing on the interpretation of aerial 
photograph. 
5 CONCLUSION 
Remote sensing in archaeological application in 
Thailand has been proved successfully. The inventory 
of ancient settlements and other man-made features 
are prepared. Basing on which cultural resources can 
be managed for academic and conservational purposes. 
However, detailed working on each ancient site needs 
to be done basing on aerial photographs, and training 
personal to be able to scope with instruments and 
techniques becomes necessary. The current, work was 
done basing on manual interpretation and basic 
instruments, hopefully that, the modern techniques 
in remote sensing may be applied in the future. 
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