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Interesting, thanks. I looked around a bit and can’t find any other info on this discovery. Keep us abreast of the news on this wooden cover.

[JimSEA]

There are many coffin caves -- Tham Phii (ghost or spirit caves. They have coffins made of logs, split and hollowed out which are very old. The coffins are suspended above the cave floor on "shelfs" but are not carved. As far as I know, they are being studied by Thai and, I was told, American Universities.

So many of the caves situated where one would think people would want to live have their entry areas hosting Buddha images and shrines. One in particular near Mae Hong Son just begs to be excavated but, of course, it ain't likely.