Cheung Ek Circular Earthwork Archaeological and Cultural Resource Management Investigations

$19.1K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Cambodia
Start Date	Jun 06, 2006
End Date	Sep 22, 2010
Duration	1,569 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`76947-48`

Grant Description

To support the survey and documentation of circular earthwork formations and other archaeological sites at Cheung Ek.

Cheung Ek, more popularly known as the "killing fields" site, was an important commercial area during the Pre through Post-Angkorian period.

The site is threatened by development but documentation carried out by this project will yield its inscription on the National Heritage List, and consequently its protection.