News Paper Rock Panel East — Angkor (Siem Reap)
News Paper Rock Panel East Site
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)·Local Neolithic·🇰🇭 Angkor, Cambodia
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About News Paper Rock Panel East — Angkor (Siem Reap)
News Paper Rock Panel East in Angkor, Cambodia is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Local Neolithic culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Local Neolithic site illustrating Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) rock-art traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of News Paper Rock Panel East
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
13.6651° N · 104.7666° E · 9 m · 3 mapped features
News Paper Rock Panel East — Principal Feature
structurePrimary rock-art feature at News Paper Rock Panel East
13.6659° N · 104.7674° ENews Paper Rock Panel East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at News Paper Rock Panel East
13.6644° N · 104.7660° ENews Paper Rock Panel East — Outlier
rock artOutlier at News Paper Rock Panel East
13.6662° N · 104.7656° E