Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50)
Medieval (regional)·Medieval·🇰🇭 Angkor, Cambodia
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About Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50)
Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) at Angkor, Cambodia is a Medieval (regional) contested of the Medieval tradition, built c. 800 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 mattersLower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) at Angkor, Cambodia is a Medieval (regional) contested of the Medieval tradition, built c. 800 BCE for mound and associate
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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Medieval (regional)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Mound and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50)
On the ground
Structures & features
13.9072° N · 104.3222° E · 226 m · 3 mapped features
Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) Main Contested Feature
contestedPrimary contested feature at Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) – central mound and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
13.9072° N · 104.3222° ELower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) defining settlement or ritual space
13.9071° N · 104.3222° ELower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) ceremonial landscape
13.9073° N · 104.3221° E