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English summary on page 56 as follows: So far, some prehistoric sites have been discovered in Kampuchea. Though the number is small, the sites embracing several phases. from the Palaeolithic to the birth of state. Main sites described here are: A series of pebble sites found by E. Saurin in 1963 distributed over 3 ancient terrances of Mekong river. The organ-shaped and polygon tools in the most ancient terrace are compared with the pebble-tools of Olduwai culture and noted that the palaeolithic industry of eastern Kampuchea was relevant to that of Africa. Leang Spean, the only Hoabinhian site in Kampuchea, was discovered by Cecile and Roland Mourer and excavated by them in 1965, 1968. The stone-items in Leang Spean is quite numerous (8502 pieces) with 90.9% discarded flakes (7725 pieces). The great number of flakes reflects the nature of a workshop. Somrong Sen, Long Prao and Mlu Prei, spreading from the Neolithic to the Iron age, have been discovered and excavated in the 30s and 40s of this century. At Mlu Prei, P. Levy found two snadstone twopiece moulds and several bronze sickles which were quite similar with the Sa Huynh culture in Viet Nam, but made here of iron. « Round mounds » in Mimot (eastern Kampuchea), Khal Romas, Sen Monorom...
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