2013年2月
Quarries and transportation routes of Angkor monument sandstone blocks
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
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- 巻
- 40
- 号
- 2
- 開始ページ
- 1158
- 終了ページ
- 1164
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.036
- 出版者・発行元
- ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Sandstone blocks are the main construction materials used in the Angkor monuments in Cambodia. However, a thorough study of the quarries has not yet been carried out. We conducted a field investigation of sandstone quarries from the Angkor period at the southeastern foot of Mt. Kulen, which is approximately 35 km northeast of the Angkor monuments. As a result, we discovered more than 50 sandstone quarries. On the basis of the measurements of magnetic susceptibilities and thicknesses (step heights), we found that they were quarried at different times. These four quarrying areas were identified as the quarries D to G inferred by Uchida et al. (2007). In addition we investigated a canal that was identified on satellite images, connecting quarry sites at the foot of Mt. Kulen to the Angkor monuments. The field investigation suggests a high probability that the canal was used for the transportation of sandstone blocks from Mt. Kulen. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.036
- ISSN : 0305-4403
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000313152800034