The box was inscribed with Japanese characters that roughly translate as: “Cambodia, Angkor Wat photos, 150 sheets, Hanazono University.” Notes written in pencil on the backs of photos show ...
"The world around Angkor was changing. Society was moving on. It would have been a surprise if Angkor persisted." The Khmer Empire was not the first civilization felled by climate catastrophe.
Inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List since 1992, the Angkor Park spreads over 400 km2 in north-eastern Cambodia. There, the architectural genius of the khmer people and its kings is manifested ...
Home to the jungle-swallowed ruins of the ninth- to 15th-century capital cities of the Khmer Empire, the Angkor Archaeological Park has been on my to-visit list since I found out it existed ...
Archaeologists just solved a century-old mystery at Cambodia’s Angkor Temple Complex. They unearthed the long-lost torso of a Buddha statue from the Khmer Empire, the medieval Hindu-Buddhist ...
The Angkor Dynasty flourished here between the 9th and 15th centuries. It ruled a vast territory, and hundreds of stone buildings remain its legacy. Outstanding among them is the Angkor Wat. It is a ...
According to archaeologists, the head of the same statue was dug up in 1927 and is now in Cambodia's National museum in the capital Phnom Penh. The two parts may be reattached for display. View on eur ...