ANTH 320 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: East Baray, Iron Age, Angkor Borei District
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Earliest evidence in delta: malleret excavated in the 1940s. Important entrepot (trading port) along the coast (gold, silver, roman coins, kendi pots) Means the trade extended to the romans. Initial occupation between 2nd century bce: second phase of architecture. Excavations at oc eo uncovered brick temple foundations. This religious architecture is associated with later occupation. 5th to 8th century ce: early hydraulic systems. Dates to mid-1st millennium bce to mid-1st millennium ce. Most prominent urban/political center in the delta. Urban center: city covers about 300 hectares (ha) Surrounded by a massive moat and brick-capped wall (1st to 6th century ce) Rectangular water tanks and the eastern baray (reservoir) Firmly in the iron age: key religious/political center. Particularly during 6th to 7th century ce. Excavation at angkor borei uncovered several historic layers: basal layer had iron age occupation and burials, ~200bce-200ce. Landscape: hundreds of smaller sites in surrounding region. Including settlement mounds, religious monuments, canals and trapeang (tanks)
