Phnom Bakheng — Ancillary Terrace North (Angkor, Bakheng)
Bakheng Terrace N
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom·🇰🇭 Siem Reap, Phnom Bakheng, Cambodia
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About Phnom Bakheng — Ancillary Terrace North (Angkor, Bakheng)
Phnom Bakheng — Ancillary Terrace North (Angkor, Bakheng) in Siem Reap, Phnom Bakheng, Cambodia is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 21.8 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition submerged. 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.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 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
- 1937
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 801 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1900
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
13.4200° N · 103.8500° E · 70 m · 3 mapped features
Main Pyramid Core
pyramidMain Pyramid Core at Phnom Bakheng — Ancillary Terrace North (Angkor, Bakheng) — pyramid with stratified deposits
13.4221° N · 103.8501° EMortuary Chapel
chapelMortuary Chapel at Phnom Bakheng — Ancillary Terrace North (Angkor, Bakheng) — chapel with stratified deposits
13.4200° N · 103.8511° ECauseway Segment
causewayCauseway Segment at Phnom Bakheng — Ancillary Terrace North (Angkor, Bakheng) — causeway with stratified deposits
13.4188° N · 103.8518° E