Pottery from Prasat Baset, Cambodia: Preliminary results from a study of earthenware ceramic vessels and rim forms

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Current State of Archaeological Research across Southeast Asia" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This paper will present results from a study of earthenware vessels and rim forms dating to the Pre-Angkorian and Angkor periods (6-15th century CE) from the site of Prasat Baset, Cambodia. This provincial site is unique in having a long occupation history that pre-dated the beginning of the Angkor Empire. Earthenware makes up the majority of the ceramics assemblage and was important for a variety of daily life activities, yet has historically been studied less than Angkorian stonewares. Earthenware vessels and rims were sorted by composition and decoration, measured, and drawn for comparison within the collection. The findings will contribute to understanding the range of earthenware vessels at Baset, their possible function, and address questions about transitions within households from the Pre-Angkor to Angkor period in provincial Cambodia.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• The Current State of Archaeological Research across Southeast Asia

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Abstract Id(s): 51898