Doctoral Dissertation Research: POLITICAL ECONOMY AND STATE FORMATION OF PRE-ANGKORIAN CAMBODIA: A VIEW FROM THALA BORIVAT

博士论文研究：前吴哥时期柬埔寨的政治经济和国家形成：塔拉·博里瓦特的观点

• 批准号: 1332761
• 负责人: Miriam Stark
• 金额: $ 2.27万
• 依托单位: University of Hawaii
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-07-01 至 2014-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1332761&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; POLITICAL; ECONOMY

Under the guidance of Dr. Miriam Stark, Heng Piphal will study settlement patterns and materials associated with the pre-Angkorian site of Thala Borivat in Stoeng Treng province, Cambodia. Thala Borivat is located along the Mekong River, and served as a regional center in the lower Mekong Basin between the 6th and 9th centuries CE. The site is of particular importance because its distinctive lintel style (found on brick temples from the site) is echoed across the lower Mekong and may reflect a period of political dominance by a polity centered on the Thala Borivat region. This research is unique because little archaeological research in the region has been done previously, and because the epigraphic record suggests the region's importance in controlling trade routes between the Mekong basin and what is now Laos. Mr. Heng's research combines spatial analysis techniques with systematic excavations to determine the timing, scale and nature of this poorly-documented region.Scholars now agree that early polities arose in several parts of the lower Mekong basin during the first millennium CE, and laid the groundwork for the Angkorian Empire that dominated the region a few centuries later. However, few field-based archaeological projects have documented developments associated with this pre-Angkorian period. The case of Thala Borivat is particularly salient because of its association with both a distinctive and widespread art style, and epigraphic suggestions of a power base in the region. Knowledge of settlement configuration and associated archaeological assemblages is essential to placing this pre-Angkorian center into the Mekong basin chronology. Work through this project will also produce archaeological data for macroregional comparisons across the basin that are critical for evaluating how interregional interaction shaped the subsequent emergence of mainland Southeast Asia's largest state. Combining spatial, archaeological, epigraphic, and art historical data to study the Thala Borivat site in its local and regional contexts expands the knowledge base of early Southeast Asian state formation and offers a valuable case for comparative study.This research will have a broader impact beyond the production of archaeological knowledge. Both data recovery and data analysis phases of the project weave together research with training undergraduates from the Archaeology Faculty at the Royal University of Fine Arts (Phnom Penh, Cambodia). Results from the project will be shared through public outreach programs with local communities in Stoeng Treng province, and with the academic community through peer-reviewed English-language publications and Khmer publications. These efforts will seek to improve public understanding of science, archaeology, and anthropology. Primary data will be available through the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts (Cambodia), and will form the basis of undergraduate theses for archaeology students in Cambodia. By incorporating training into the research program, mentoring undergraduate students, and collaborating closely with Cambodian institutions, this research will revise archaeological and popular understandings of the Cambodian past, and open avenues for future inquiry.

在Miriam Stark博士的指导下，Heng Piphal将研究柬埔寨施登省Thala Borivat前吴哥遗址的定居模式和相关材料。Thala Borivat位于湄公河沿岸，在公元6世纪至9世纪期间是湄公河盆地下游的区域中心。该遗址特别重要，因为其独特的门楣风格（在该遗址的砖砌寺庙上发现）在湄公河下游回响，可能反映了以Thala Borivat地区为中心的政治统治时期。这项研究是独一无二的，因为之前对该地区的考古研究很少，而且铭文记录表明该地区在控制湄公河流域和现在的老挝之间的贸易路线方面具有重要意义。他的研究结合了空间分析技术和系统的挖掘，以确定这个文献很少的地区的时间、规模和性质。学者们现在一致认为，在公元第一个千年，湄公河下游的几个地区出现了早期的政体，并为几个世纪后统治该地区的吴哥帝国奠定了基础。然而，很少有实地考古项目记录了与前吴哥时期有关的发展。Thala Borivat的案例尤其突出，因为它与独特而广泛的艺术风格以及该地区权力基础的铭文联系在一起。了解聚落结构和相关考古组合对于将这个前吴哥时代的中心纳入湄公河流域的年代学至关重要。该项目的工作还将为整个盆地的宏观区域比较提供考古数据，这对于评估区域间相互作用如何塑造东南亚大陆随后出现的最大国家至关重要。结合空间、考古、铭文和艺术历史数据，在当地和区域背景下研究Thala Borivat遗址，扩展了早期东南亚国家形成的知识基础，并为比较研究提供了有价值的案例。这项研究将产生比考古知识生产更广泛的影响。该项目的数据恢复和数据分析阶段将研究与皇家美术大学考古学院（柬埔寨金边）的培训本科生结合在一起。该项目的成果将通过与司登丁省当地社区的公共宣传项目，以及通过同行评议的英语出版物和高棉出版物与学术界分享。这些努力将寻求提高公众对科学、考古学和人类学的理解。主要数据将通过文化和艺术部（柬埔寨）提供，并将成为柬埔寨考古学学生本科论文的基础。通过将培训纳入研究计划，指导本科生，并与柬埔寨机构密切合作，这项研究将修订考古学和大众对柬埔寨过去的理解，并为未来的研究开辟道路。