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The King's Other Career

by Corinne Rivoallan

In 1997, the King Father spoke candidly to Angkor in-flight magazine about his past and future movies, his cinematographic message and...why he would never write love songs anymore.

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Epigraphical Texts and Sculptural Steles Produced under the Vīrabhadravarmadevas of 15th-Century Campā

Inscriptions reflect a unified and diverse Kingdom of Champa in the 15th century, before its collapse.

In English

Routes maritimes et contacts culturels entre la Méditerranée et l'Asia | Maritime Routes and Mediterranean-Asian Cultural Swaps

by Ariane de Saxcé

How the Greeks made their own discovery of the monsoon trade winds.

About Jean Moura's house and Khmer collection

by Angkor Database

Mystery surrounds the auction sale of the first 'Director of the Protectorate of Cambodia''s archive and collection in 2017.

Maritime Trade between Thailand and Bengal

by Shahnaj Husne Jahan

A summary of archaeological finds shining a new light on the history of maritime trade and early Southeeast Asia.

In English

L’about inscrit du musée national du Cambodge (K. 943) | The K 943 End Piece at NMC

by Julia Estève & Brice Vincent

Nouveaux éléments sur le bouddhisme tantrique à l’époque angkorienne | New perspectives on Tantric Buddhism during Angkorean times.

In French

The Origin and Development of The Wucheng Culture

by Sergey Lapteff

'In the Context of Intercultural Contacts Between Bronze Age Inhabitants of the Lower Yangtze Valley and Indochina Peninsula'.

In English

HM King Norodom Sihanouk: A Personal Portrait I Interview with Ambassador Julio Jeldres

by Angkor Database & Julio A. Jeldres

On the eve of King Sihanouk's centennial anniversary, a conversation with Julio Jeldres, close collaborator and witness to history.

In English

A Filmography of Norodom Sihanouk

by Angkor Database

The complete filmography (and partial discography) of Cambodia's "the King-Filmmaker".

In English, French & Khmer

The Work of the Japanese Specialists for New Khmer Architecture in Cambodia

by Kosuke Matsubara

How Japanese researchers' interest in Angkor Wat and traditional Khmer houses led to the involvement of Japanese architects in the...

In English

Discovery and Interpretation of a Buried Temple in the Angkor Wat Enclosure

by Till F. Sonnemann

A temple within the temple? Explorations in the Gopura (Gateway Tower) 4 West area of Angkor Wat might show a...

In English

On Post-Hellenistic Influences in Southeast Asia, Based on New Materials Recently Found in Southern Thailand and around Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia

by Sergey Lapteff

Artifacts excavated in the Tonle Sap Lake area show links with maritime trade in the pre-Angkorian period, and hellenistic influences...

In English & Russian

Circular Sites at Angkor: A Radar Scattering Model

by Elizabeth H. Moore

Eleven circular sites analyzed with pre-Lidar technology in Angkor area show similarities with building techniques used in Ancient Northern Thailand.

Supply and Demand: exposing the illicit trade in Cambodian antiquities through a study of Sotheby's auction house

The dubious methods of international auction houses singled out by a respected observer of Ancient Khmer art market worldwide.

In English

The King's Other Career

by Corinne Rivoallan

In this 1997 interview, King Norodom Sihanouk talks about his movies and how they expressed his "love for my Cambodia...

In English

Khmer Stone Sculptures: A Collection Seen from a Material Point of View

by Federico Carò

A scientific analysis of the stone sculptures kept at the controversial MET collection of Khmer art.

In English

A Commentary on Lboek Angar Vat | 'The Poem of Angkor Wat' | ល្បើកអង្គរវត្ត

by Sotheavin Nhim

"Once in a glorious time in the time, there was a king who was law-abiding and generous"....

In English & Khmer

The Queen Mother Library

by The Queen Mother Library

A valuable resource for Cambodian history researchers and the general public.

In English & Khmer

New Findings Hint at The True Reasons For The Decline of Angkor Civilisation

by Alison K. Carter

A fresh attempt in explaining the "disappearance-transformation" of the ancient Khmer power center.

Early China and the Indian Ocean Networks

Early China’s interactions with the maritime world and the eventual emergence of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) as a leading naval...

In English

Rivers, Oceans, and Spirits: Water Cosmologies, Gender, and Religious Change in Southeast Asia

by Barbara Watson Andaya

The centrality of water in Southeast Asian cosmologies.

In English

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