Ref ID:	29486
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Hendrickson, Mitch
Title:	New evidence of brown glaze stoneware kilns along the East Road from Angkor
Date:	2008
Source:	Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Notes:	Proceedings of the 18th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Manila, Philippines, 20 to 26 March 2006
Abstract:	Brown-glazed ceramics are commonly found at Angkorian period sites yet our knowledge of production and distribution of these wares has been limited to kilns in Thailand and along the Angkorian roads west of the capital. Recent survey along the road connecting Beng Melea with Preah Khan of Kompong Svay has indentified the first evidence of brown glazed ceramic kilns east of Angkor. Nearby Angkorian temples suggest that the kilns were in operation at least by the beginning of the 12th century. This confirms that brown glazed ceramics were made locally and not imported from northeast Thailand or western Cambodia. The proximity to the Angkorian road also suggests that ceramics from these kilns were redistributed along this route to provide local communities and, potentially, the capital. The implication of these new discoveries is that the Angkorian transport system served as an important mechanism for industrial and commerical activity and not just connections between major temple centres.
Date Created:	7/18/2008
Volume:	28
Page Start:	52
Page End:	56