Angkor from the Outside In: Household Archaeology in Battambang, Cambodia

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Current State of Archaeological Research across Southeast Asia" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The exploration of residential spaces through the study of household archaeology helps create a better understanding of society from multiple perspectives. Previous work on Angkorian households has focused on sites that were within the capital. There has been a record of archaeological occupation within Battambang Province from the early Holocene. Battambang is also currently a major rice producing area within Cambodia, making its agricultural contributions a point of interest when studying this region’s past relationship with the Angkorian heartland. Our fieldwork was centered around the 11th century temple of Prasat Basaet and focused on understanding the nature and timing of occupation in this area. Household archaeology within Battambang provides an opportunity to study how distance from the Angkorian capital may have affected how people lived. This paper presents the preliminary results from the excavation, provide a comparison to earlier work, and explore prospective research opportunities.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)   •
• The Current State of Archaeological Research across Southeast Asia

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Abstract Id(s): 23400