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New Dates for Old Kilns: A Revised Radiocarbon Chronology of Stoneware Production for Angkorian Cambodia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2018

Gary P Marriner Open the ORCID record for Gary P Marriner [Opens in a new window] ,
Peter Grave ,
Lisa Kealhofer ,
Miriam T Stark ,
Darith Ea ,
Rachna Chhay ,
Phon Kaseka  and
Tan Boun Suy
Gary P Marriner*
Affiliation:
Archaeology/Archaeomaterials Science Hub, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
Peter Grave
Affiliation:
Archaeology/Archaeomaterials Science Hub, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
Lisa Kealhofer
Affiliation:
Anthropology/Environmental Studies & Sciences, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA
Miriam T Stark
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
Darith Ea
Affiliation:
Angkor International Centre for Research and Documentation, APSARA Authority, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Rachna Chhay
Affiliation:
Angkor International Centre for Research and Documentation, APSARA Authority, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Phon Kaseka
Affiliation:
Royal Academy of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tan Boun Suy
Affiliation:
Angkor International Centre for Research and Documentation, APSARA Authority, Siem Reap, Cambodia
*
*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

Radiocarbon dates from recent excavations of a range of Angkorian Khmer (~9th–14th CE) stoneware kiln complexes provide a new and independent perspective on the timing and geography of Khmer ceramic production. These data demonstrate a clear two-phase sequence. The first, in the late 9th to late 12th centuries CE, marks a period of intensive production located both to the east of Angkor and to the south at Cheung Ek, south of Phnom Penh. A second shorter phase of production occurred in the late 13th to late 14th CE at more distant provincial settings following the collapse of the Angkorian state.

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AMS datingAngkorceramicskiln production
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Radiocarbon , Volume 60 , Issue 3 , June 2018 , pp. 901 - 924
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