Angkor Thom Bayon North Face Tower 11
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)·Neolithic·🇰🇭 Siem Reap, Angkor Thom, Cambodia
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About Angkor Thom Bayon North Face Tower 11
Angkor Thom Bayon North Face Tower 11 in Siem Reap, Angkor Thom, Cambodia is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal site extent 150 × 90 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 13.4440N 103.8590E controls access to Siem Reap resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient village for Siem Reap, Angkor Thom, illustrating Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 4000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and residential complex
- Rediscovered
- 1979 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Angkor Thom Bayon North Face Tower 11 main structure
c. 1919
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1979–2009
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Angkor Thom Bayon North Face Tower 11) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
13.4440° N · 103.8590° E · 213 m · 3 mapped features
Angkor Thom Bayon North Face Tower 11 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient village — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
13.4448° N · 103.8599° EAngkor Thom Bayon North Face Tower 11 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
13.4430° N · 103.8583° EAngkor Thom Bayon North Face Tower 11 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
13.4455° N · 103.8602° E