 There is a presumption that it was seriously flooded again at this time and was finally abandoned.The people were moved back to this area again more than 200 years later with a new community, and it was then named Chang Kham village ().In 1984, the Department of Fine Arts Unit 4 discovered remnants of the old city around Wihan Kan Thom () at Wat Chang Kham () and afterwards excavation was begun; since then many new remains have been found and restoration has proceeded since that time.