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Kulen dig leaves archaeologists more convinced site was once palace of Angkor Empire’s first ruler


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Phak Seangly and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon

 

An archaeological dig drawing to a close this week at Siem Reap’s Phnom Kulen has lent greater credence to the theory that it was the site of the royal palace of the Angkor Empire’s first ruler, Jayavarman II.

 

The five-week excavation within the Phnom Kulen National Park focused on a specific building within a 400-metre-by-600-metre site believed to be the palace compound of Jayavarman II. It was first identified in 2009, said Jean-Baptiste Chevance, the program director of the NGO Archaeology and Development Foundation, which works closely with the Apsara Authority and trains student archaeologists.

 

read more https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kulen-dig-leaves-archaeologists-more-convinced-site-was-once-palace-angkor-empires-first

 

 
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