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Lovea
13.4840° N, 103.7130° E
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Lovea is a modern village and archaeological site located in the Puok district of Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Lovea's circular mound measures 210 metres (690 ft) north–south, and 312 metres (1,024 ft) east-west, and is notable for its two circular embankments or moats that surround the mound, an unusual habitation pattern in this part of Cambodia. The site was first identified and described by French archaeologist Louis Malleret in the 1950s. More recent archaeological excavations have identified burials and residential occupation. The site dates from the second century BCE through the Angkor period to the present day.
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Pre-Angkorian mound modifications
6th–8th centuries CE
Possible Early Modern water storage
15th–17th centuries CE
Radiocarbon dates for burials
2nd century CE
Angkorian-period landscape expansion
10th century CE
Initial identification by Louis Malleret
1950s
Paddy to Pura excavations
2011-2013
LiDAR survey
2012
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