| Ref ID: | 22783 |
|---|---|
| Ref Type: | Book Section |
| Authors: | Lefferts, Leedom Cort, Louise Allison |
| Title: | Water and firefarming and ceramicson Phnom Kulen: putting people into Angkor |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Source: | Interpreting Southeast Asia's past: monument, image, and text |
| Place of Publication: | Singapore |
| Publisher: | NUS Press |
| Notes: | part of conference proceeding for the 10th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists |
| Abstract: | Discussions of the Angkor area, whether archaeological or ethnographical, often neglect Phnom Kulen, the mountain massif to the north and northeast of the site's temple center. This paper proposes a rethinking of the significance of this mountain in Angkorian life and ritual. The waters of Phnom Kulen had meaning to the farming populace of the Angkor region (newly understood in broad scale) as they did to the rulers. Confirmation of stoneware ceramic production atop Phnom Kulen raises the question of why ceramics were made there. Together, data on water and ceramics indicate that consideration of Angkor must include Phnom Kulen as an active component. |
| Identifier: | 978-9971-69-405-0 |
| Date Created: | 11/20/2013 |
| Editors: | Bacus, Elisabeth A. Glover Ian C. Sharrock Peter D. |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Page Start: | 286 |
| Page End: | 295 |