Rock-Cut Tombs of Moss Kala
Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE)·Nazca·🇰🇭 Preah Vihear, Cambodia
About
About Rock-Cut Tombs of Moss Kala
Rock-Cut Tombs of Moss Kala in Preah Vihear, Cambodia is a Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) rock_cut attributed to Nazca culture. Systematically investigated through aerial LiDAR and fieldwalking, it presents a principal enclosure with hydraulic works. Construction employs mudbrick on stone socle and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Nazca rock_cut with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization and logistics
- 02Function as ceremonial vs domestic centre
Theories
- 01Elite residence and administrative centre
- 02Centralized storage and redistribution (Cunliffe)
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. 155 CE
- Period
- Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE)
- Culture
- Nazca
- Purpose
- Residential and craft production
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 155 CE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 239 CE
Major enlargement and wall circuit added
c. 504 CE
Peak occupation and regional prominence
2007
Scientific excavation and conservation
On the ground
Structures & features
14.2592° N · 103.7650° E · 1381 m · 3 mapped features
Rock Art Panel
tombOutlier feature with geoglyph
14.2612° N · 103.7636° ETemple Platform
moundBurial zone — cists
14.2572° N · 103.7651° EGateway
entranceHydraulic feature — well
14.2622° N · 103.7664° E