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Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30)

Iron Age (regional)·Iron Age·🇰🇭 Siem Reap, Cambodia

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About Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30)

Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30) at Siem Reap, Cambodia is a Iron Age (regional) temple complex of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 CE 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 mattersInner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30) at Siem Reap, Cambodia is a Iron Age (regional) temple complex of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for mo

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Chronology and phasing
  2. 02Landscape function

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 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. 800 CE
Period
Iron Age (regional)
Culture
Iron Age
Purpose
Mound and associated settlement
Excavation
Partially excavated
  1. c. 800 CE

    Initial construction / first occupation at Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30)

  2. 19th–20th century

    Excavation and research at Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30)

On the ground

Structures & features

12.5800° N · 103.7091° E · 294 m · 4 mapped features

  • Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30) Main Temple-Complex Feature

    temple complex

    Primary temple-complex feature at Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30) – central mound and associated settlement element with stratified deposits

    12.5801° N · 103.7092° E
  • Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30) Secondary Enclosure

    enclosure

    Ancillary enclosure/wall line at Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30) defining settlement or ritual space

    12.5799° N · 103.7092° E
  • Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30) Outlier Rock Art Panel

    rock art

    Outlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30) ceremonial landscape

    12.5801° N · 103.7091° E
  • Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30) Reservoir Cistern

    hydraulic

    Rock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management

    12.5799° N · 103.7091° E

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