Ban Kao

Ban Kao (, ; lit: 'old village') is a village and "tambon" (sub-district) of Mueang Kanchanaburi District, in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a population of 12,657 people. The "tambon" contains 15 villages.
Geography.
Ban Kao Subdistrict is in the mountainous area of the Tenasserim Hills, close to the border with Myanmar. Phu Nam Ron, a transnational cross-border point at the western end of the sub-district, is expected to gain in importance if the planned Dawei Port Project goes ahead, along with a highway and a railway line between Bangkok and that harbor.
History.
Numerous Neolithic archaeological remains have been found in a big mound at Ban Kao. The burial site yielded many human skeletons and artifacts dating between 200 and 1300 BCE. Some of the items are preserved in a small museum in Ban Kao village.