- Area: Siem Reap Province > Krong Siem Reab > Sangkat Nokor Thum
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
A ruinous and uncleared site that is believed to be a “Buddhist Terrace”. Brickwork, laterite, and sandstone can be seen along with remnants of a stone garuda and sandstone pedestals. It is located in the forested area of Angkor Thom, north of the South Gate and east of the South Gate road. In the early to mid-1900s, French researchers labelled the site as Monument 71.
Images: Oct 2021
Contemporary Research
Site clearance and excavation trenches were carried out by the Angkor Vihara Project in 2019, under which the site was inventoried as ATTS009. The designation ATTS (Angkor Thom Terrace Structure) distinguishes it from ATV (Angkor Thom Vihara) sites, as it lacks sima boundary stones that would typically demarcate a Buddhist Terrace or Theravada ritual area.
Research notes that the site consists of two distinct building elements. To the east are the remains of a linear ritual complex (14 x 11.5m) built from sandstone and laterite with an earthenware brick floor. The site features an earthenware brick wall to the northwest that retains a large earthen mound, suggested to be a later renovation that appears incomplete. Excavations then showed a transition between laterite and earthenware brick construction.
Meanwhile, in the area of the central sanctuary, a 33cm long fragment of a hand from a sandstone Buddha was excavated. The shape of the hand forms the bhumisparsha mudra (or touching the earth gesture), which is common to the grand Buddha statues seen at the nearby Preah Ngok, Preah En Tep, Wat Tang Tok, and Tep Pranam.
Brown-glazed earthenware roof tiles were found in abundance.
Importantly, radiocarbon dating of charcoal samples found at the site reveals it was occupied during the 14th century.
For more detail see: 2019, Harris, Soeng, Angkor Vihara Project, Activity Report, 2019 Field Season
Map
Site Info
- Reference ID: HA17792 | Last Update: February 22nd, 2026
- Site Name: Unkown
- Other Names: Monument 71
- Location: Siem Reap Province > Krong Siem Reab > Sangkat Nokor Thum
- Inventaire Khmer IK: 471.71
- Angkor Vihara Project - AVP: ATTS009
- Georges Trouvé Inventaire - GT: 71
- Tags/Group: Angkor, Angkor Thom, AVP, Buddhist Terrace
Bibliograghy
- 2019, Harris,Soeng, Angkor Vihara Project, Activity Report, 2019 Field Season
- 2022, Harris, Towards a temporal assessment of Angkor Thom’s Theravada “Buddhist Terrace” archaeology
- 2022, Shimodo, A Typological Study of Theravāda Buddhist Monasteries in Angkor Thom, Cambodia
