Bioarchaeological evidence for conflict in Iron Age north-west Cambodia

Examination of skeletal material from graves at Phum Snay in north-west Cambodia revealed an exceptionally high number of injuries, especially to the head, likely to have been caused by interpersonal violence. The graves also contain a quantity of swords and other offensive weapons used in conflict....

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Published in:Antiquity 2011-06, Vol.85 (328), p.441-458
Main Authors: Domett, K.M., O'Reilly, D.J.W., Buckley, H.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angkor
Archaeological research
Archaeology
Asia
Cambodia
cemeteries
Collective settlements
Competition
conflict
Debate
Far East
Field study
Graves
Health aspects
Hostility
Hostility (Psychology)
Human biology
Human remains
Injuries
Inscriptions
Iron Age
Metal Ages
Pathology
Phum Snay
Political order
Prehistoric era
Prehistory and protohistory
Psychic trauma
Psychological aspects
Trauma
Trauma (Psychology)
Violence
Warriors
Weapons
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Summary:Examination of skeletal material from graves at Phum Snay in north-west Cambodia revealed an exceptionally high number of injuries, especially to the head, likely to have been caused by interpersonal violence. The graves also contain a quantity of swords and other offensive weapons used in conflict. The authors propose a context for these warriors in the struggle between emergent polities in the Iron Age before the domination of Angkor.
ISSN:0003-598X
1745-1744
DOI:10.1017/S0003598X00067867