From the result of excavation at U-Thong and from the Chinese chronicle Dr.H.G. Quaritch Wales believed that there were real Dvaravati Kingdom in the territory of present day Thailand. By using the remains of architectural structures, skeletons and artifacts found with the excavated skeletons he believed that the people who inhabited there were almost Thai, except the ruling class might be Mons. Using excavated skeletons for the identification of races were done by Sang-vichien and others on Neolithic skeletons at Ban Kao, Kanchanaburi (1969) and Dvaravati skeletons at Tub Luang, NakornPrathom (B.E.2513) and skeletons of various periods excavated at Kok Panomdi, Chonburi by Mr.Damrongkiat Noksakul (B.E.2524). The result encouraged the author to study the skeletons of Dvaravati Period recently found and of those sent for study at the Museum of Prehistory, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, for further information on races of people of Dvaravati period. The study includes the comparison of non-metrical characteristics with recent Thai skeletons collected at the department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University (Sanjai Sangvichien B.E.2514).

The result from this study is not yet complete; due to the poor materials making them impossible to reconstruct into perfect from and unable to make measurement. However, the study includes more skeletons than those in the former studies and consequently some conclusions could be deduced.

For the identification of sites excavated finds found from former excavations were used together with the history and geography of the sites. This results in including maps and aerial photos of the sites together with those of the artifacts found from each sites.

The skeletons from the following sites were studied:

1.Tub Luang, Amphoe Muang, Changwat Nakorn Prathom. The site was excavated and the skeletons studies by Prof. Sood Sangvichien and his associates resulting in published into book from (B.E.2513). This study expands the former study and came to the conclusion that there were no differences in both characteristics of Tub Luang skeletons from recent Thai skeletons and the artifacts can be traced up to the Neolithic period.

2.Kungkeelek, Amphoe Kamphang Saen, Changwat Nakorn Prathom. The skeletons were donated by members of Faculty of Arts (Tub Kaeo), Silpakorn University (B.E.2518). They were badly damaged, 6 of 7 skeletons were numbered and one of them identified by the pilling of skeletons in the northern part the excavated site. This study includes both metrical and non-metrical characteristics and making comparison with the characteristics of recent Thai skeletons (Sanjai Sangvichien B.E.2514) by using range measurement. The comparison could be done only with skeleton No.1

3.U-Thong, Changwat Supanburi. The skeletons and artifacts were sent by the curator of the National Museum at Nakorn Prathom (B.E.2520). The bones were sent by putting in boxes without any wrapping and thus resulting in the breaking and damaging of nearly all skeletons, except a piece of mandible of a young one, because of the 3^rd. molar not yet erupted. Another piece of upper jaw only two teeth could be identified. The identification of artifacts indicates that they were skeletons of Dvaravati period.

4.Sub Champa, Amphoe Chaibadal, Changwat Lopburi. The site showed very well remains of architectural structure of Dvaravati period. Aerial photos showing a good site – a town with moats and walls. Some of the artifacts might be as old as the Neolithic period. Many skeletons were sent (B.E.2514), to the museum of prehistory at Siriraj.

5.Kok Panomdi, Amphoe Panad Nikom, Changwat Cholburi. The excavation was done by digging into a large pit about 5 X 3 metres wide and deep down to 8.80 metres. The skeletons of various periods were found lying in succeeding levels. At level 230-240, 250-260 CM. DT. Radiocarbon dating is about 1,900 years old. This study includes 2 skeletons, No.1 and No.2

(correspond to No.2 and No.4 of the excavation report, B.E.2524).

Skeleton No.2 (No.4 in the report) is nearly complete, including skull and other parts of the skeleton. The skeleton was rather difficult to clean because of the sprinkling of red ochre (the red soil with high percentage of ferric oxide – Fe₂O₃) on the dead body before burial, causing adhesion of the ochre on the surface of the bones, so the measurement is rather inaccurate. This skeleton belongs to a male, all characteristics fall within the range of Thai skeletons.