Where Bangkok recently lost a cultural treasure, it has discovered dozens of ancient antiquities – right under its feet.
Seventy-seven fossils discovered embedded in the walkways around Siam Square, including near the site of the former Scala Theater, were confirmed yesterday to be cephalopods up to hundreds of millions of years old.
The specimens, called ammonites, were believed to have been added to the terrazzo flooring which was manufactured abroad before being imported.
Attention to the fossils was first called Sunday when Supatcha Damrongmanee posted on social media that she had found several at the Siam Square One shopping mall. Supatcha also posted dozens of pictures of what look to be coiled, snail-like forms embedded into the terrazzo, which is made by cementing small stones, marble or granite into a mosaic.
“I was taking a walk in Siam Square on…
