geovalin Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Archaeologists in Cambodia have found multiple, previously undocumented medieval cities not far from the ancient temple city of Angkor Wat, the Guardian can reveal, in groundbreaking discoveries that promise to upend key assumptions about south-east Asia’s history. The Australian archaeologist Dr Damian Evans, whose findings will be published in the Journal of Archaeological Science on Monday, will announce that cutting-edge airborne laser scanning technology has revealed multiple cities between 900 and 1,400 years old beneath the tropical forest floor, some of which rival the size of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. read more https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/11/lost-city-medieval-discovered-hidden-beneath-cambodian-jungle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexlowe Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Wow! New historical things to explore. Can't wait. Great work Dr Evans. Jared Diamond eluded to the decline of the Khmer empire in his stunning book "Collapse". But in the fog of my tired old brain, I can't remember what he said - guess a reread is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellred Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I read about this today. Very interesting! Does anything think that this city will be made available for tourists to visit and if so do you think this would happen by end of the year? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I read about this today. Very interesting! Does anything think that this city will be made available for tourists to visit and if so do you think this would happen by end of the year? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Not a chance, Wellred, things move veeeeery slowly in S.E.Asia, but I agree it,s of immense interest and a must on one,s list of things to visit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 (edited) At he old US Embassy in Phnom Penh (2000), there was a framed photo of Cambodia taken from the Space Shuttle, by all accounts, the Kingdom of Khmer could have spanned about 100 square miles with Ankor at the center, it was evident that four corners were large Watts (cities??) Edited June 11, 2016 by TunnelRat69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I read about this today. Very interesting! Does anything think that this city will be made available for tourists to visit and if so do you think this would happen by end of the year? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ...5 months...sure....perhaps November... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 ...only 110km inside their country...border dispute coming up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I agree,,, of great interest. 14 years excavation work before will be able to see anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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