A large number of religious monuments from this period are spread across the state (Choudhury 2013). However, nothing is known of firstly, the neighbouring habitation sites. Secondly, the regional network of such sites. Much of the archaeological research in Assam is mainly single-site oriented, and art historical methods are often used for to study such sites. As a result the early medieval structures or monuments remain isolated features in the landscape sans context in regards to its immediate surroundings. Documentation of more settlements of this period and studying their characteristics and their connection to other neighbouring sites is the key to comprehensively understanding the early medieval history of Assam. Having felt such a need, this small scale, independent, surface survey project was carried out across nine modern villages around the archaeological site of Sri Surya Pahar (SSP) in Goalpara district, western Assam. The main aim of this project was to explore the immediate surroundings of Sri Surya Pahar site (SSP site) and document the visible archaeological features and examine the potential of this area for future projects.

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阿萨姆邦早期中世纪考古景观（公元600年至1200年）：西阿萨姆邦的初步调查，Goalpara地区

这一时期大量的宗教古迹遍布全州（Choudhury 2013）。但是，首先，对邻近的居住地一无所知。其次，此类站点的区域网络。阿萨姆邦的大部分考古研究主要是针对单一地点的，并且经常使用艺术史方法研究此类地点。结果，就其周围环境而言，早期的中世纪建筑或古迹在景观环境中仍然是孤立的特征。记录这一时期更多定居点并研究其特征以及与其他邻近地点的联系是全面了解阿萨姆邦早期中世纪历史的关键。感觉到了这种需要之后，这种小规模的，独立的，在阿萨姆邦西部Goalpara地区的Sri Surya Pahar（SSP）考古遗址周围的9个现代村庄中进行了地面调查项目。该项目的主要目的是探索Sri Surya Pahar遗址（SSP遗址）的周围环境，并记录可见的考古特征，并研究该地区在未来项目中的潜力。