MUANG FA DAET SONG YANG เมืองฟ้าแดดสงยาง
The town as currently seen the remains of brick and earth of doubled city moats and Phrathat Yakhu is
located in the vicinity of Amphoe Kamalasai. The City plan is of an oval shape of Dvaravati style but having
doubled township areas which is believed that the expansion of its township area was the cause. Farmers
in the area always found sema stones with designs and without designs, made of sand stone, during their
farm work. The number which has been registered at the Department of Fine Arts is 130 slabs. Other items
found in the area are baked clay Buddha images showing the influence of the late Kupta craftmanship, aging
1,000-2,000 years, baked clay somking pipes having the designs of Amaravati period, i.e., curling stems
making the shape of dragon, aging 7,000 years. The outstanding item is the same type of smoking pipe but
made of bronze, aging 5,000-6,000 years. This is a confirmation that the metal age of Suwannaphum was
started before every source in the world. Muang Fa Daet Song Yang is, then, an ancient town having the age
between A.D.757 - A.D.1057 and is now located at Ban Sema, Tambon Nong Paen, approximately 19 kilometres
from the province township along Highway No. 214 (Kalasin-Roi Et) where a right turn is to be made, after
travelling fof the first 13 kilometres, at the Kamalasai School lntersection, Amphoe Kamalasai for another 6
kilometres distance along the laterite road. lt is regarded an important place for archaeological education of
the province.