Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35)
Classical (regional)·Classical·🇰🇭 Angkor, Cambodia
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About Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35)
Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35) at Angkor, Cambodia is a Classical (regional) temple complex of the Classical tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for mound and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersGreat Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35) at Angkor, Cambodia is a Classical (regional) temple complex of the Classical tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for mound a
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Classical (regional)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Mound and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35)
On the ground
Structures & features
13.7709° N · 104.1980° E · 436 m · 4 mapped features
- Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35) Main Temple-Complex Featuretemple complexPrimary temple-complex feature at Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35) – central mound and associated settlement element with stratified deposits13.7709° N · 104.1981° E
- Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35) defining settlement or ritual space13.7708° N · 104.1981° E
- Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35) ceremonial landscape13.7710° N · 104.1980° E
- Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management13.7708° N · 104.1980° E