Publications (2019) - Angkor Database

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Analyzing the Impact of Indian Architecture on the Architecture of Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia
by Sriranjani Srinivasan
A useful contribution for a better understanding of what was hastily called "Indianization" of Southeast Asia. Architectural point of view.
In English
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
Vihear Phnom Bei
by Angkor Database
The Vihear (Monastery) Phnom Bei, Kulen foothills.
In English & Khmer
Mahendraparvata: The City on The Hill
by Jean-Baptiste "JB" Chevance & Damian Evans & Nina Isabella Hofer & Sakada Sakhoeun
Probably the major archeological finding for the year 2019, result of a 20-year prospection on Phnom Kulen Plateau.
In English & French
Glossary for Angkor Lovers and Researchers
by Angkor Database
From 'acharya' to 'yuga', we collect and explain the many archeological, historical, architectural, cultural and religious terms related to Angkorean research.
In English, French, Khmer, Chinese, Portuguese, Sanskrit, Thai, Lao, Pali, Vietnamese, Tamil & Old 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.
Chinese Foreign Aromatics Importation from the 2nd century BCE to the 10th century CE
by Shiyong Lu
How the appetite for spices, fragrant woods and aromatics drove Chinese traders and travelers from early times.
In English & Chinese
A Historiography of Angkor’s River Network
by Veronica Walker Vadillo
How road transportation took precedence over fluvial and lake navigation in the development of 13th-century Angkor.
In English & Khmer
Temple Occupation and The Tempo of Collapse at Angkor Wat
by Miriam T. Stark & Piphal Heng & Alison K. Carter
Ground occupation and industrial activity as indicators for the timing of the decline and fall of Angkor as a regional center of power.
In English
Navagraha
by Ang Choulean
How the Navagraha, the nine Indic celestial deities, transformed in Ancient Khmer iconography.
In English
Earthenware Ceramic Technologies of Angkor Borei
by Shawn Fehrenbach & Miriam T. Stark
How ceramics and pottery techniques at Angkor Borei reflect the commercial and political contexts in the Lower Mekong Area during pre-Angkorean times.
In English
Diogo Do Couto, ADB Reference Document
by Diogo Do Couto & Bernard Philippe Groslier & Charles Ralph Boxer & Michael Smithies & Angkor Database
Trilingual and complete version of Antonio da Madalena's relation of his visit to Angkor in 1551.
In English, French & Portuguese
Noblemen, Bureaucrats or Strongmen?
by Dominic Goodall
Who were the "vassal kings" or "governors" in Cambodia's pre-Angkorian times?
In English
Rediscovering Less-Famous Temples
by Avy Travel Blog
Out-of-the-beaten-path and yet wondrous smaller temples revisited by a group of young Cambodian bloggers
In English