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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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The CKS Library, Wat Damnak, Siem Reap
by Marie Eiriksson
Set amongst Wat Damnak serene gardens, the most comprehensive library in Siem Reap
In English
Water, Ritual, and Prosperity at the Classical Capital of Bagan, Myanmar (11th to 14th Centuries CE)
by Pyiet Phyo Kyaw & Gyles Iannone
Water management in Ancient Bagan, with interesting parallels with archaelogical findings at Kbal Spean, Phnom Kulen.
In English & Burmese
A Study of the Names of Monuments in Angkor
by Sotheavin Nhim
When legends meet etymology: the quest for the meaning of Angkor temples names.
In English
Étude de la distribution des apsaras "avec ou sans diademe" (Apsaras and their ornaments in Angkor Wat)
by Prakaidao "Tian" Phurksakasemsuk
A thorough study of the female figures "inhabiting" Angkor Wat leads the author to novel considerations about the symbolic and social roles of the Apsaras.
In French
Facts and Fiction: The Myth of Suvaṇṇabhūmi Through the Thai and Burmese Looking Glass
by Nicolas Revire
More about Suvarnabhumi (Sanskrit) or Suvaṇṇabhūmi (Pali), the 'Golden Land' that attracted Indian sailors to the east.
In English
Facts and Fiction: The Myth of Suvaṇṇabhūmi Through the Thai and Burmese Looking Glass
by Nicolas Revire
Suvarnabhumi (Sanskrit) or Suvaṇṇabhūmi (Pali) may be rendered in English as ‘Golden Earth’, ‘Golden Land’, or ‘Land of Gold’. This fabled Indian name…
In English
The PĀŚUPATA Sect in Ancient Cambodia and Champa
by Swati Chemburkar & Shivani Kapoor
From bas-reliefs at the My Son Temple, Indian researchers Swati Chemburkar and Shivani Kapoor retrace the presence of an ascetic sect in pre-Angkorian and…
In English
Travelers, Dreamers, Adventurers and Agitators: Common Worlds and Uncommon Lives Across Nineteenth–Century Cambodia
by Thibodi Buakamsri
A fascinating exploration of lesser known, unofficial documents and testimonies on pre-colonial Cambodia and the French push for colonization.
In English