Koh Ker — Prasat Thom Ancillary Causeway North

KohKer Causeway N

Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom·🇰🇭 Preah Vihear, Koh Ker, Cambodia

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About Koh Ker — Prasat Thom Ancillary Causeway North

Koh Ker — Prasat Thom Ancillary Causeway North in Preah Vihear, Koh Ker, Cambodia is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and LiDAR document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and domestic quarter. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 26.5 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 70 m elevation.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

01Function and labor organization
02Chronology and phasing

Theories

01Ritual landscape model
02Elite residence hypothesis

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History

How it came to be

Built: c. 2600 BCE
Period: Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
Culture: Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Builders: Old Kingdom
Purpose: Funerary monument and ritual complex
Rediscovered: 1959
Excavation: Partially excavated

c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1028 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1909
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s

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Structures & features

13.7800° N · 104.5300° E · 70 m · 3 mapped features

Main Pyramid Core
pyramid
Main Pyramid Core at Koh Ker — Prasat Thom Ancillary Causeway North — pyramid with stratified deposits
13.7799° N · 104.5300° E
Mortuary Chapel
chapel
Mortuary Chapel at Koh Ker — Prasat Thom Ancillary Causeway North — chapel with stratified deposits
13.7798° N · 104.5316° E
Causeway Segment
causeway
Causeway Segment at Koh Ker — Prasat Thom Ancillary Causeway North — causeway with stratified deposits
13.7784° N · 104.5303° E

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Report2022
Koh Ker — Prasat Thom Ancillary Causeway North – Excavation Reports and Site Monograph
Site Project Directors · 2022 · National Heritage Institute / University Press
Primary excavation data
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