The burial site at Snay village. (Photo by Amatak)25th Feb, 2009
Koh Santepheap newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
A pre-historic burial site has been found in northwest Cambodia. A Japanese team of archaeologists has just finished digging a 500 B.C pre-historic burial site in Snay village, Rohal commune, Preah Net Preah district in Banteay Meanchey province.
The excavations, which were led by Dr. Miyasuka who is a project leader and Prof. Yusino Riyasuda, from the Japanese Centre for International Research, began at the beginning of 2008 and were completed on 21st February 2009.
Prof. Yusino Riyasuda said that the excavations of 9 tombs resulted in the finds of 42 human remains and three brick tombs. The professor said that, according to the research by other Japanese archaeologists, the burial site could be dated back to 500 B.C (Before Christ).
Prof. Riyasuda said that the findings of the three brick tombs proved that the Khmer ancestors were very clever who have built water tanks/reservoirs for their own use and have practised a corpse preservation (mummify the corpse?) since ancient time. The professor said that the team will study the mystery of the period’s civilisation, the irrigation systems and the constructions of the tombs at Snay village.
Prof. Riyasuda said that the excavation project was financed by the Japanese government and the U.S embassy in collaboration with Cambodian Ministry of Fine Arts.
At the completion of the excavations, the Japanese team built a memorial shrine to house the ancient human remains found at the site.
Mr. Prak Sovannara, director of heritage at the Cambodian Ministry of Fine Arts, said that the Japanese team will return back to the site to study the mystery of this ancient civilisation and the irrigation system used in the area 2500 years ago.
The excavations, which were led by Dr. Miyasuka who is a project leader and Prof. Yusino Riyasuda, from the Japanese Centre for International Research, began at the beginning of 2008 and were completed on 21st February 2009.
Prof. Yusino Riyasuda said that the excavations of 9 tombs resulted in the finds of 42 human remains and three brick tombs. The professor said that, according to the research by other Japanese archaeologists, the burial site could be dated back to 500 B.C (Before Christ).
Prof. Riyasuda said that the findings of the three brick tombs proved that the Khmer ancestors were very clever who have built water tanks/reservoirs for their own use and have practised a corpse preservation (mummify the corpse?) since ancient time. The professor said that the team will study the mystery of the period’s civilisation, the irrigation systems and the constructions of the tombs at Snay village.
Prof. Riyasuda said that the excavation project was financed by the Japanese government and the U.S embassy in collaboration with Cambodian Ministry of Fine Arts.
At the completion of the excavations, the Japanese team built a memorial shrine to house the ancient human remains found at the site.
Mr. Prak Sovannara, director of heritage at the Cambodian Ministry of Fine Arts, said that the Japanese team will return back to the site to study the mystery of this ancient civilisation and the irrigation system used in the area 2500 years ago.
17 comments:
Interesting!
Very close to my home town.
Are you Thai or Viet?
This proved that Khmer were very clever, but above all it proved that the Khmers were the original inhabitants of the Golden Peninsula (Chroy Sovannaphum).
The Khmer, Khmer Mon, Khmer Champa and of course Khmer descents all over the world are the citizenship of the Kingdom of Cambodia
If you voted for CPP (Cambodian People's Party):
Also known as:
Communist People's Party
Khmer Rouge People's Party
Khmer Krorhorm People's Party
You're support the killing of 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples.
You're support the killing of innocent men, women and children in Cambodia on March 30, 1997.
You're support murder of Piseth Pilika.
You're support assassination of journalists in Cambodia.
You're support political assassination and killing.
You're support attemted assassination and murder of leader of the free trade union in Cambodia.
You're support corruption in Cambodia.
You're support Hun Sen Regime burn poor people's house down to the ground and leave them homeless.
These are the Trade Mark of Hun Sen Regime.
Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin are Khmer Rouge commanders.
When is the ECCC going to bring these three criminals to U.N. Khmer Rouge Trail?
Khmer Rouge Regime is a genocide organization.
Hun Sen Regime is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Bodyguards is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Death Squad is a terrorist organization.
Cambodian People's Party is a terrorist organization.
I have declare the current Cambodian government which is lead by the Cambodian People's Party as a terrorist organization.
Whoever associate with the current Cambodian government are associate with a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen's government (Cambodian People's Party) invented human right abuses, intimidation, death threats, assassination, murder, killing, eviction, land grabbing, injustice and corruptions in Cambodia.
These are some of Hun Sen Regime's Trade Mark.
Under Hun Sen Regime, no criminals that has been committed murder and all other crimes within Hun Sen's government ever been brought to Hun Sen Regime's court.
yes, eduation can make a huge difference in people's attitude toward preservation and safeguarding our national relics and treasure. that's why it is called "priceless" as one cannot place a price on these ancient relics. god bless cambodia.
Yeah, but most people in the US is mis-educated, and they got everything upside down. They think America achievement is due from democracy instead of from abusing slave.
Hahahaha, so true, and so typical of Ah Potato diggers who love to dig potato in the US.
The finds in these excavations proved that Cambodia existed in the area long before our neighbours, the Thai and the Viet, came into existence in the region. It also proved that Khmer civilization was very advanced long before Christ.
Nope, Khmer Mon (Which is Thai) existed way before Khmer in the area, but they got wipe out by Indian.
Khmer-Mon were Khmers. Where did you get this information that the Indian wiped out the Khmer-Mon? The Thai came from Nanchao, Yunan province in Southern China. They settled in the present day Thailand only in 1296. Angkor Wat, Preah Vihear in Cambodia and Phimai and Phnom Rung temples in present day Thailand were built several hundred years before Thai people settled there.
11:34AM spewed forth "Khmer Mon (Which is Thai)"
.. care to explain this disconnect?
What disconnect, 12:58? If you go to China, you can see Khmer-Mon and Thai as the same people, just like Khmer-Mon in Thailand today.
Furthermore, who are you trying to kid, even you guy calling them Thai and try to steal their land and temple in Thailand, remember?
If Khmer-Mon is Khmer, how come I have a hell of time finding them in Cambodia? They seem to be all in Thailand, Laos, and Burma.
This prove that Ah immoral and greedy monkey in Cambodia is senselessly trying to claim everything belong to them. What a pathetic fools?
Khmer is Khmer and Khmer-Mon is Khmer too because Khmer-Mon has word of Khmer and you have no. Ah hell Siam. Crazy you are. It is not close your town because you original town was in Nanchao. Your just born in the region since 12 century. Chinese history was recorded you original nation. Go! Go! back to look at Chinese history.
Fuck you, Ah Indian (5:00), if Khmer-Mon is Khmer, then why did you wipe them out from their settlement? The Thai had never done that. As a matter of fact, Khmer-Mon lives side by side with Thai peacefully in China right now as we speak and since day1.
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