Spirit Cave (Thailand)

Spirit Cave
ถ้ำผีแมน
Spirit Cave
Location in Thailand
Alternative nameTham Phi Maen
LocationPang Mapha district, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand
Altitude650 m (2,133 ft)
History
PeriodsUpper Paleolithic, Neolithic
CulturesHoabinhian
Site notes
ArchaeologistsChester Gorman

Spirit Cave (Thai: ถ้ำผีแมน, Tham Phii Man) is an archaeological site in Pang Mapha district, Mae Hong Son Province, northwestern Thailand. It was occupied for four brief periods between 12,000 to 7,000 uncalibrated radiocarbon years ago by prehistoric humans of the Hoabinhian culture. The site was once presented as evidence for the early development of agriculture, but this is now deprecated.