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Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50)

Medieval (regional)·Medieval·🇰🇭 Angkor, Cambodia

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About Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50)

Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) at Angkor, Cambodia is a Medieval (regional) contested of the Medieval tradition, built c. 800 BCE for mound 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 mattersLower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) at Angkor, Cambodia is a Medieval (regional) contested of the Medieval tradition, built c. 800 BCE for mound and associate

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Chronology and phasing
  2. 02Landscape function

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 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. 800 BCE
Period
Medieval (regional)
Culture
Medieval
Purpose
Mound and associated settlement
Excavation
Excavation ongoing
  1. c. 800 BCE

    Initial construction / first occupation at Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50)

  2. 19th–20th century

    Excavation and research at Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50)

On the ground

Structures & features

13.9072° N · 104.3222° E · 226 m · 3 mapped features

  • Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) Main Contested Feature

    contested

    Primary contested feature at Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) – central mound and associated settlement element with stratified deposits

    13.9072° N · 104.3222° E
  • Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) Secondary Enclosure

    enclosure

    Ancillary enclosure/wall line at Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) defining settlement or ritual space

    13.9071° N · 104.3222° E
  • Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) Outlier Rock Art Panel

    rock art

    Outlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Lower Angkor Mound B — Angkor (60-50) ceremonial landscape

    13.9073° N · 104.3221° E

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