Old Angkor Settlement Inner — Angkor (60-41)
Early Historic (regional)·Early Historic·🇰🇭 Angkor, Cambodia
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About Old Angkor Settlement Inner — Angkor (60-41)
Old Angkor Settlement Inner — Angkor (60-41) at Angkor, Cambodia is a Early Historic (regional) temple complex of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for settlement 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 mattersOld Angkor Settlement Inner — Angkor (60-41) at Angkor, Cambodia is a Early Historic (regional) temple complex of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 2500 BC
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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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Early Historic (regional)
- Culture
- Early Historic
- Purpose
- Settlement and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Old Angkor Settlement Inner — Angkor (60-41)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Old Angkor Settlement Inner — Angkor (60-41)
On the ground
Structures & features
13.7248° N · 104.7194° E · 191 m · 3 mapped features
- Old Angkor Settlement Inner — Angkor (60-41) Main Temple-Complex Featuretemple complexPrimary temple-complex feature at Old Angkor Settlement Inner — Angkor (60-41) – central settlement and associated settlement element with stratified deposits13.7248° N · 104.7195° E
- Old Angkor Settlement Inner — Angkor (60-41) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Old Angkor Settlement Inner — Angkor (60-41) defining settlement or ritual space13.7247° N · 104.7195° E
- Old Angkor Settlement Inner — Angkor (60-41) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Old Angkor Settlement Inner — Angkor (60-41) ceremonial landscape13.7249° N · 104.7194° E