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将研究与柬埔寨Stoeng Treng Province的Thala Borivat前塔拉·波里瓦特（Thala Borivat）相关的定居模式和材料。 Thala Borivat位于湄公河沿线，在公元6至9世纪之间作为下湄公河盆地的区域中心。该遗址尤其重要，因为其独特的lintel风格（从该地点的砖砌中找到）在下部湄公河上回荡，并可能反映出以塔拉·波里瓦特地区为中心的政治时期的政治统治时期。这项研究之所以独特，是因为该地区的几乎没有考古研究已经进行了，并且由于题词记录表明该地区在控制湄公河盆地与现在老挝的贸易路线方面的重要性。亨先生的研究结合了空间分析技术和系统的发掘，以确定这个有据可查的地区的时间，规模和性质。SCHOLARS现在同意，在CE的第一千年中，下湄公河的几个地区出现了早期政治，并在公元第一千年的下部盆地中引起了早期政治，并为居住区域的基础奠定了几个中心的居民。但是，很少有基于现场的考古项目记录了与此前时期相关的发展。 Thala Borivat的案例特别重要，因为它与该地区的权力基地的著作和广泛的艺术风格以及题词的建议相关。关于定居构型和相关考古组合的知识对于将这个前良心的中心放入湄公河盆地年表至关重要。通过该项目的工作还将产生考古数据，以在整个盆地进行大型区域比较，这对于评估区域间相互作用如何塑造了东南亚大陆最大的州后来出现。将空间，考古，题词和艺术历史数据结合在一起，以研究其本地和区域环境中的Thala Borivat遗址扩大了东南亚早期国家形成的知识基础，并为比较研究提供了有价值的案例。这项研究将在古学知识的产生之外产生更广泛的影响。该项目的数据恢复和数据分析阶段都将研究与皇家美术大学考古学学院（柬埔寨Phnom Penh）的考古学学院的培训本科生进行编织。该项目的结果将通过公共宣传计划与斯通·特伦省的当地社区共享，并通过同行评审的英语出版物和高棉出版物与学术界与学术界共享。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美术部（柬埔寨）获得，并将成为柬埔寨考古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，并与柬埔寨机构紧密合作，这项研究将修改对柬埔寨过去的考古学和流行的理解，并开放未来询问的途径。