Early Iron Age Burial Practices of the Ancient Khmer People: The Phum Snay Necropolis, Northwestern Cambodia

Early Iron Age Burial Practices of the Ancient Khmer People: The Phum Snay Necropolis, Northwestern Cambodia

S.V. Lapteff.

Based on materials from the Phum Snay burial site (1st–6th centuries AD) and their comparison with materials from archaeological sites in the Mekong Delta, the article addresses the themes of burial practices, religious beliefs, economic and social development, and the organization of Iron Age society in northwestern Cambodia.

Keywords: Iron Age, burial practice, Phum Snay, Cambodia, Oc Eo culture, Prohear.