New Dates for Old Kilns: A Revised Radiocarbon Chronology of Stoneware Production for Angkorian Cambodia. Issue 3 (7th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marriner, Gary P; Grave, Peter; Kealhofer, Lisa; Stark, Miriam T; Ea, Darith; Chhay, Rachna; Kaseka, Phon; Suy, Tan Boun
• Is Part Of: Radiocarbon. Volume 60:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 901
• Page End: 924
• Publication Date: 2018-05-07
• Subjects: AMS dating, -- Angkor, -- ceramics, -- kiln production; Radiocarbon dating -- Periodicals; 930.1028505
• DOI: 10.1017/RDC.2018.32
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0033-8222

Abstract

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.